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mental gymnastics

noun

Definitions

  1. Difficult and complex logical thought processes, especially when performed effortlessly.

    • To cope with these mental gymnastics we apply various ways of simplifying and reducing the information.

  2. Inventive, complex arguments used to justify what is otherwise unjustifiable.

    • People often perform mental gymnastics in order to blame anyone but themselves.
    • But the end of science is to know reality. It is not mental gymnastics or a logical pastime.

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