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Antiprocess
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<h2 id="dynamics">Dynamics</h2> <p>Antiprocess occurs because: </p> <ol><li>The mind is capable of <a href="/facts/Human_multitasking/DzbLnHkC">multitasking</a>;</li> <li>The mind has the innate capability to evaluate and select information at a preconscious level so that we are not overwhelmed with the processing requirements;</li> <li>It is not feasible to maintain two contradictory beliefs at the same time;</li> <li>It is not possible for people to be aware of every factor leading up to decisions they make;</li> <li>People learn argumentatively effective but logically invalid defensive strategies (such as <a href="/facts/Rhetoric/mB9np26l">rhetorical</a> fallacies);</li> <li>People tend to favour strategies of thinking that have served them well in the past; and</li> <li>The truth is just too unpalatable to the mind to accept.</li></ol> <p>The ramifications of these factors are that people can be engaged in a debate sincerely, yet the appearances suggest that they are not. This can lead to acrimony if neither party is aware of antiprocess and does not adjust his or her debating style accordingly. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Defence_mechanisms/DElFgLaE">Defence mechanisms</a>, psychological</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040629083126/http://members.aol.com/intwg/antiprocess.htm">Introduction to Antiprocess</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Introduction to Antiprocess". 2004-06-29. Archived from the original on 2004-06-29. Retrieved 2020-10-08. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040629083126/http://members.aol.com/intwg/antiprocess.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20040629083126/http://members.aol.com/intwg/antiprocess.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Cassidy, Captain (2023-03-25). "Antiprocess shields: How they work and why people use them". Roll to Disbelieve. Retrieved 2023-08-10. <a href="https://rolltodisbelieve.com/antiprocess-shields-how-they-work-and-why-people-use-them/" target="_blank">https://rolltodisbelieve.com/antiprocess-shields-how-they-work-and-why-people-use-them/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>