We grant a certain latitude towards acceptance or rejection of new ideas about an object for which we already hold an opinion. The tendency to characterize ideas falling in the area of rejection as farther from our position than they actually are results in a/an effect.

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The tendency described is known as the "contrast effect," where ideas that are rejected are perceived as more different from one's own position than they actually are.

We Grant a Certain Latitude Towards Acceptance or Rejection of New