Adaptive Denial

The process of continually adjusting an untenable position in the face of increasing counter evidence.

When faced with overwhelming evidence against a strongly advocated position, narcissists will use adaptive denial to evade being held to their original statements. “Climate change isn’t real!” morphs into “climate change may be real but people didn’t cause it!” as the evidence mounts against them..

Adaptive Denial by Ajmc6760 January 17, 2020