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    The Tendency to Try to Deny or Resist Evidence That
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The Tendency to Try to Deny or Resist Evidence That

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Question 8

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The tendency to try to deny or resist evidence that flies in the face of our cherished beliefs is called…


A) Confirmation bias
B) Motivated reasoning
C) Denying the evidence
D) Availability error

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