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Here, the word "pre-formed" is doing the work of saying that the negative opinion is not evidentially justified ... i.e., the negative opinion is inaccurate. So the University's definition and LW's definition aren't that different.
To explain my downvote: your leap from "pre-formed" to "inaccurate" is too poorly justified. Humans hold many accurate pre-formed (even inborn) opinions, like "being thirsty for a long time is bad for you".
I'm glad you explained the reason for your downvote, because it's easy to argue with.
I was not asserting that "pre-formed" means "inaccurate". I was just explaining that in this context, the University chose the words "pre-formed" to convey this meaning. Don't blame the messenger.
Later edit: If I was saying that "pre-formed" has the same meaning as "inaccurate" then why would I have used the nuanced phrase, "does the work of saying"?