Scientific Definition
Disagreement grows more extreme as the parties think more about the issue.
Plain-English Definition
Disagreement grows more extreme as the parties think more about the issue.
Feynman Explanation
More thinking, more entrenched.
Core Principle
Disagreement grows more extreme as the parties think more about the issue.
Mechanisms
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Disagreement grows more extreme as the parties think more about the issue.
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Long deliberations can harden positions instead of resolving them.
Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
More thinking, more entrenched.
Examples
- Two factions in a strategy debate move further apart after each meeting.
- Long deliberations can harden positions instead of resolving them.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Force structured perspective-swapping — argue the other side.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Force structured perspective-swapping — argue the other side.
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
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