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Philip Dru
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The term groupthink was coined by social psychologist Irvin Janis. He documented the following 8 symptoms:
Illusion of invulnerability –Creates excessive optimism that encourages taking extreme risks.
Collective rationalization – Members discount warnings and do not reconsider their assumptions.
Belief in inherent morality – Members believe in the rightness of their cause
Stereotyped views of out-groups – Negative views of “enemy” (or "deniers" in this case) make effective responses to conflict seem unnecessary
Direct pressure on dissenters – Members are under pressure not to express arguments against any of the group’s views.
Self-censorship – Doubts and deviations from the perceived group consensus are not expressed.
Illusion of unanimity – The majority view and judgments are assumed to be unanimous.
Self-appointed ‘mindguards’ – Members protect the group and the leader from information that is problematic or contradictory to the group’s cohesiveness, view, and/or decisions.
When the above symptoms exist in a group trying to make a decision, there is a reasonable chance that groupthink will happen. You can make a strong argument that the global warming fallacy can fall into each and every single one of Janis' symptoms.
Illusion of invulnerability –Creates excessive optimism that encourages taking extreme risks.
Collective rationalization – Members discount warnings and do not reconsider their assumptions.
Belief in inherent morality – Members believe in the rightness of their cause
Stereotyped views of out-groups – Negative views of “enemy” (or "deniers" in this case) make effective responses to conflict seem unnecessary
Direct pressure on dissenters – Members are under pressure not to express arguments against any of the group’s views.
Self-censorship – Doubts and deviations from the perceived group consensus are not expressed.
Illusion of unanimity – The majority view and judgments are assumed to be unanimous.
Self-appointed ‘mindguards’ – Members protect the group and the leader from information that is problematic or contradictory to the group’s cohesiveness, view, and/or decisions.
When the above symptoms exist in a group trying to make a decision, there is a reasonable chance that groupthink will happen. You can make a strong argument that the global warming fallacy can fall into each and every single one of Janis' symptoms.