Cognitive Entrapment (n.)
The mental state in which a person becomes overly committed to a particular perspective or ideological framework, such as the "red pill, blue pill" rhetoric, thereby reducing their ability to perceive or consider the complexity of an issue at hand.
Synonyms: Ideological lock-in, belief perseverance, intellectual tunnel vision.
Antonyms: Intellectual agility, cognitive flexibility, open-mindedness.
The mental state in which a person becomes overly committed to a particular perspective or ideological framework, such as the "red pill, blue pill" rhetoric, thereby reducing their ability to perceive or consider the complexity of an issue at hand.
Synonyms: Ideological lock-in, belief perseverance, intellectual tunnel vision.
Antonyms: Intellectual agility, cognitive flexibility, open-mindedness.
The "red pill, blue pill" analogy risked leading to cognitive entrapment, simplifying nuanced debates into a binary choice and obstructing meaningful dialogue.
by Kewk September 18, 2023