Herdthink
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Herdthink is a noun meaning Reasoning based on or characteristic of uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
Meaning
Reasoning based on or characteristic of uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
Example Sentences
But there is another America, too—an America of herdthink, of intolerance.
Traders also need to understand these cognitive biases to avoid herdthink.
The most extreme and eventually the most dangerous kind of “herdthink” was hard to miss in the natural resource stocks, particularly the copper and natural gas stocks, as long as you knew what to look for.
Synonyms for herdthink
Depending on context, synonyms include groupthink.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include groupthink, group-think, lemmingism, tailism, majoritarian, orthodoxy.
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