Dana likes to argue about politics with her friends. When she comes across someone who disagrees with her viewpoint, Dana assumes that she's heard it all before, and that there's nothing more to be discussed or learned. This pattern of illogical thinking is termed______ .
A) extensional orientation
B) polarization
C) allness
D) fact-inference confusion

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Dana's assumption that she has heard all there is to hear and that there's nothing more to be learned from someone who disagrees with her is an example of "allness." This term refers to the illogical thinking pattern where a person believes their knowledge about something is complete, ignoring the possibility of new or differing information.

Dana Likes to Argue About Politics with Her Friends