irrationality

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Noun
  • Much of it looks at how people can be pulled toward extremism by online interactions sucking them in to supporting more violent ideologies like radical Islam as espoused by ISIS or antisemitism.
    Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • Outlining the extremism of this schism, Kürti points to Divízió 88 (Division 88), an anonymous neo-Nazi skinhead group founded in 2003 that folds racist, hateful lyrics into its rock and roll.
    Danielle Han, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The Democrats’ new embrace of immigration radicalism is being led by none other than Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who initially seemed desirous of presiding over a pivot back to the center.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
  • Her life read a bit like a cautionary tale against the rigidities of radicalism.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
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“Irrationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrationality. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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