These cases exemplify the phenomenon of motivated cognition, under which goals and needs guide individuals» thinking towards desired conclusions. (hugheslab.org)
He starts with the EIA estimates of costs of different generation sources, realizes that with those numbers the GEA mix is cheaper than what it replaces according, declares that «it is likely to be the case that the new estimate has been shaped by political pressures within the Obama administration» and therefore dismisses them, and then shops around for a prediction more in keeping with his desired conclusion. (worthwhile.typepad.com)
And the prophets were characteristically concerned to hurl their denunciations and promises in telling phrase such as might bring conviction rather than to carry their audiences along by reasoned processes to a desired conclusion. (religion-online.org)