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fiddlemath comments on How do you notice when you're rationalizing? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: fiddlemath 07 March 2012 07:15:29AM 1 point [-]

... oh! Thanks, that quite clarifies a few things.

Specifically: I notice my rationalization in the presence of obvious fear or disgust, but hadn't been thinking of strong negative affects as "ugh fields." Before your reply, I hadn't verbally noticed that being suddenly interested in marginal details was a good sign of ugh fields, and thus a likely warning sign for rationalization.