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Noun Concept

Categories: Cognitive biases, Causal fallacies, Psychology of religion, Magical thinking, Articles with short description

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Magical thinking, or superstitious thinking, is the belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them, particularly as a result of supernatural effects. Wikipedia

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The belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly as a result of supernatural effects Wikipedia Disambiguation

Set of related reasoning errors that are commonly associated with religionistic practices. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Illogical conclusions based on correlated events, or belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them Wikidata

The attribution of causal or synchronistic relationships between thoughts and actions and events which seemingly cannot be justified by reason and observation. Wiktionary

The European Union has accused the UK of magical thinking over plans to create an invisible border in Ireland after Brexit, amid fading hopes of an early divorce deal this autumn. Wiktionary

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cognitive distortion

cognitive bias

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law of contagion

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associative thinking, Magic thinking, Magical hypothesis, Magical Thinking, Magical thinking/Revised, magical thought, Magical worldview, Magickal thinking, Quasi-magical thinking

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superstitious thinking