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Groupthink

The perceived importance of nuclear power is an example of groupthink.

"Groupthink” defined by Yale research psychologist Irving Janis as:

“A mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.”
 
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