Reason-respecting tendency
Also known as: Munger's reason-respecting tendency
What it is
Munger's name for our habit of complying with, and giving, reasons, even poor ones: people want to know why, and any reason feels like enough.
Example Obeying an instruction that comes with an explanation, without checking whether the explanation holds up.
Related
References
- Wikipedia: Reason-respecting tendency en.wikipedia.org
- Munger's 25 standard causes of human misjudgment fs.blog
- Wikipedia: List of cognitive biases en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia: Cognitive bias codex en.wikipedia.org
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