We can also call this fallacy the Stupidity of All-Out Vindication, which is the need to prove to our critics and detractors that we are justified in our beliefs and actions by any means necessary.
Imagine for example an insanely jealous boyfriend who obsesses over the belief that his girlfriend is cheating on him all the time. He invests enormous amounts of anguish and energy deluding himself that his girlfriend is committing acts of infidelity. Eventually, this boyfriend WANTS his girlfriend to cheat on him so that he can say to himself that he is not insane in his obsession and hurt feelings.
This is the essence of All-Out Vindication. We actually desire an undesirable outcome if it “proves” we are “right.”
Another example: A hypochondriac feels stomach pain and is convinced something is deathly wrong with him. After being ridiculed by family and friends for his hypochondriac ways, he is “happy” when it turns out, with the stamp of medical authority, that the soreness in his stomach evidences a terminal disease.
Can someone suggest me a good small (small not GEIII or CC size! :))radio that is great in receiving MW? Help much appreciated. Send in your replies to mahasenan@hotmail.com.
G3 sucks!
Posted by: maha | June 30, 2011 at 10:33 AM
According to this article, the best of the smaller radios (i.e., G3 size) for MW AM reception are the Degen DE-1103, Eton E5 and Grundig G5, but they still only get two out of five stars.
http://radiojayallen.com/am-portables-mega-shootout/
Posted by: Gary | June 30, 2011 at 10:44 AM
One thing to keep in mind is that there is a lot of sample to sample variation among G3 units. It's possible that the G3 you tried didn't perform as well as the design is capable of on MW AM, due to poor quality control. I've heard of people having to go through several samples to get a "good" one. As Jay says in the article above, "there’s no denying that quality control and unit to unit variability are poor on the G3."
Posted by: Gary | June 30, 2011 at 11:04 AM