self-deception

Example Sentences

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Such a class is too susceptible to self-deception and hubris.

From New York Times

There is a lot of self-deception going on, conscious or not.

From Washington Post

Many scientific practices, particularly statistical tests of significance, have been developed with the idea of avoiding wishful thinking and self-deception, but that hardly constitutes “the scientific method.”

From Scientific American

“If self-deception is functional, then it will endure,” Vedantam writes, insightfully.

From Washington Post

His book about Vietnam, “Dereliction of Duty,” was a devastating account of how the United States had a flawed decision-making process that was largely based on self-deception.

From New York Times