pluralistic ignorance

noun

Definitions

  1. The phenomenon whereby people mistakenly believe that everyone else holds a different…

    The phenomenon whereby people mistakenly believe that everyone else holds a different opinion than their own, and may feel it necessary to go along with that opinion.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pluralistic ignorance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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