Why do smart people believe dumb things? Intelligence defends conclusions; it does not always reach them honestly

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Confirmation bias is not stupidity but efficiency — the brain saves energy by seeking what already fits Fact-checking works best on narrow claims; whole narratives slip through because no single sentence is false Hasty generalization: one bad customer experience becomes a theory about a whole nation Verification versus falsification: checking a claim and trying to break it are different mentalities What separates a supported conclusion from a lucky guess when you argue Why are there several kinds of logic instead of just one Willow bark to aspirin: folk medicine that pharmacology later proved right Judging the quality of someone's reasoning without knowing where they are heading When valid reasoning about the wrong question still loses the argument What separates reasoning from guessing: the requirement that the steps be checkable

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