Which happens a lot, because the only historical examples of people to totally overthrow and eliminate government were communistic or directly Marxist. How does that fact give me cognitive dissonance?
by YourConscience March 17, 2019
'It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba's longest serving President,'
'We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.'
etc, etc.
yep this is called cognitive dissonance.
'We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader.'
etc, etc.
yep this is called cognitive dissonance.
by i don't have a nickname November 27, 2016
a last ditch tactic in either a debate, argument, and or social issue when a person(s) avoid answering a direct question with good and honest intentions, quote false facts, impugn others, and simply will not admit to the abundantly obvious question, fact, point, or truth. Because admitting to the point, would be defeat or they are wrong.
Joe-I'm overwhelmingly qualified. I have a degree in the field, managed the award winning team, and have the most experience of all the candidates, yet you only hire the white personnel, so you're a racist. Boss- I just go with my gut instinct on hiring, like the NFL. Joe-That's deflective-dissonance!
by Giancarlo Jones February 28, 2022
Person 1: I saw a picture of my grandma at the beach when she was younger, she used to be hot.
Person 2: Looks like a case of cocknitive dissonance
Person 2: Looks like a case of cocknitive dissonance
by ShadyMemeDealer97 April 2, 2018
Internally repealing old beliefs and past experiences and replacing them with new information that contradicts the original to conform with internal belief structures.
Example: Democrats
Example: Democrats
Joe Biden saying if the President had done his job, no one would have died from Covid-19, then declaring "there is nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months" is an extreme case of Cognitive Dissonance.
by 7Slinger January 27, 2021
Cognitive Dissonance States that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to reduce the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.
You do a boring job, but is paid $30/hour, so you say that is a nice and interesting job....'well, it is not cognitive dissonance, I think is a great new job!!'
You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
by David Mendoza November 9, 2006
Knowing you made the wrong choice but are too stubborn to correct yourself and therefore deny it by saying everyone else made the wrong choice.
PS3 fanboy: PS3 KICKS 360'S ASS ANYDAY.
Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
by hobolikker May 27, 2009