irrationality

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The discipline of behavioral economics and the related fields of behavioral finance and neuroeconomics specialize in exploring the biases and irrationality that can lead to the “madness of crowds” in financial markets.

From Scientific American

“To be a good widow, as to be a good wife, one must learn how to lie convincingly,” Oates writes, just as Michaela is starting to slip badly into irrationality.

From Washington Post

Or consider how Samantha Bee drives home Kendi's point in her bit, " What Are Conservatives Screaming About today?" where she dissects the irrationality of the critical race theory backlash.

From Salon

More than six months later, it’s evident that the forces of ignorance and irrationality are so strongly entrenched that no amount of scientific evidence and public exhortation will sway them.

From Washington Post

Once again, irrationality about this subject reigns, as it has ever since Congress last increased the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel 28 years ago.

From Washington Post