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Comment author: Giles 03 March 2012 04:15:19PM *  1 point [-]

Cue: I feel low status. In low status mode, I feel I'm on the defensive and I have something to prove. In high status mode, I think there are two effects which help avoid rationalization:

  • If I feel confident in what I'm saying, then I can entertain the opposing arguments because I don't feel I have anything to fear from them
  • If I feel high status, I feel less afraid of being forced to change my mind

Edit: ah, Vladimir_Nesov said something similar on the other thread

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