A bias focused on systematically undermining the credibility of people, sources, or institutions that provide opposing information. Discrediting Bias goes beyond questioning evidence to questioning the very possibility that certain sources could be trustworthy. It's the bias of poisoning the well before any water is drawn—making it impossible for opposing information to be heard because its sources have been pre-emptively discredited.
"Before she even presented her findings, he'd already discredited her field, her university, her entire discipline. Discrediting Bias: making sure no evidence from certain sources can ever count. Not engaging the argument, but ensuring the argument can never be heard."
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Used to justify labeling complex, context-driven human behavior as “disordered” while ignoring trauma, systems, relationships, and late-stage capitalism.
Symptoms may include:
• Taking your emotions personally
• Believing your thoughts are facts
• Assuming “normal” exists
• Diagnosing others on TikTok
Used to justify labeling complex, context-driven human behavior as “disordered” while ignoring trauma, systems, relationships, and late-stage capitalism.
Symptoms may include:
• Taking your emotions personally
• Believing your thoughts are facts
• Assuming “normal” exists
• Diagnosing others on TikTok
Therapist: “Sounds like you might meet criteria for 296.89.”
Patient: “Or maybe I’m just rejecting the Discrete Self Model.”
Therapist: “…I’ll need to consult the DSM-6 for that.”
Patient: “Or maybe I’m just rejecting the Discrete Self Model.”
Therapist: “…I’ll need to consult the DSM-6 for that.”
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