Doublethink

/ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk/ noun

Definition

The act of holding two contradictory beliefs at the same time and accepting both of them as true, often described as impossible or manipulated thinking.

Etymology

From 'double' plus 'think,' coined by George Orwell in 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' (1949) as a thought-control technique where citizens simultaneously hold opposing ideas without recognizing the contradiction.

Kelly Says

Orwell warned that doublethink is the ultimate weapon—if you can make people believe that something is both true and false at the same time, they can't use logic to resist you, because logic itself becomes meaningless.

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