– How people learn to think logically? Is there any limits to possible logical thinking, depending on age?
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I’m thinking that strong emotions play an inhibitory role to logical thinking processes.
I was listening to The NPR Politics Podcast: Not Mad, Just Disappointed: Hear From Unenthused Voters, where a focus group panel of 12 people were being asked about Trump and Biden.
One lady in particular stood out to me and I found it fascinating how her logic was modified on the fly.
First she had answered that if it was head to head between Biden and Trump, she would pick Trump.
Later the facilitator asked her if she agreed with Trump that all illegals/undocumented persons should be deported. She answered with a firm yes. Then the facilitator asked her how would she go about deporting them, defining them as men, women, and children. The lady said that she didn’t know but there should be some form of path to be able to stay legally.
I was very surprised to hear the facilitator question her answer respectfully but firmly, pointing out the inconsistency of her answer, saying that there was a huge difference between deport them all and a path to stay. The lady then said she didn’t know what should be done.
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