When the Mind Plays Tricks: The Dark Side of Intellectually Dishonest Thinking We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. Sep 30, 2024 · Intellectual dishonesty , the deliberate manipulation of facts, logic, or evidence to defend a predetermined conclusion, corrodes trust, warps public debate, and quietly shapes decisions that affect millions of people. Sep 30, 2024 · Intellectual dishonesty , the deliberate manipulation of facts, logic, or evidence to defend a predetermined conclusion, corrodes trust, warps public debate, and quietly shapes decisions that affect millions of people. Apr 15, 2026 · His book goes on to elaborate on strategies for learning how to recognize when you are thinking in accordance with these inherently distorted thoughts . He also offers suggestions for mitigating or eliminating them. Apr 15, 2026 · His book goes on to elaborate on strategies for learning how to recognize when you are thinking in accordance with these inherently distorted thoughts . He also offers suggestions for mitigating or eliminating them. Intellectualdishonesty, the deliberate manipulation of facts, logic, or evidence to defend a predetermined conclusion, corrodes trust, warps public. On the pro-Israel side, intellectualdishonesty often takes the form of moral laundering. Hamas’s atrocities – October 7, the hostages, the tunnels, the use of UN personnel and facilities – are rightly invoked, but too often as a solvent that dissolves all subsequent scrutiny. It's not just intellectuallydishonest for the left to suggest otherwise but, as Baker adeptly argues, rhetorically boneheaded. But I'd not going to be so arrogant as to call someone else intellectuallydishonest for a differing interpretation of the Bible. In 5% of cases "dishonest by" is used. I just finished reading an article you wrote regarding the ‘evidence’ for an intelligent designer and I found it so intellectuallydishonest that it inspired me to write you.