The thinking style that makes people vulnerable to extremism

Psychologist Leor Zmigrod reports in Psyche that certain thinking styles predispose people toward extremism and authoritarian ideologies. The research reveals a counterintuitive finding: people with these cognitive patterns are often unaware of their own susceptibility. Understanding these psychological vulnerabilities could help explain how ordinary thinking habits evolve into radicalized worldviews.

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