irrationality

Example Sentences

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At least one fellow, however, thought the addition represented a surrender to the forces of superstition and irrationality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

It’s simply a matter of taking advantage of structural market irrationality.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

Through the animal’s point of view, De Los Santos Arias considers the enduring grip of colonialism and the consequences of human irrationality.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Sundai Pichai acknowledged there was "irrationality" behind the boom in artificial intelligence investment, which has fueled a tech rally this year.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The possibility of social irrationality resting on a base of individual rationality is suggested by a slight variant of Condorcet’s original example.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos