thought-terminating cliché
thought-terminating cliché · thought-terminating clichés
A commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonanceA commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonance.
Meaning
1 sensesA commonly used phrase or piece of folk wisdom used to quell cognitive dissonance.
Origin
Popularised by the book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism (1961).Popularised by the book Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism (1961).
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Forms
plural: thought-terminating clichés| Singular | thought-terminating cliché |
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