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Ad Hoc ‘For this special object’ – ‘for this particular purpose’: acting or arranged in response to some specific situation or problem, but not concerned with nor considering underlying principles or wider implications.
See Carroll on ad hoc hypothesis and selective thinking.
(see also: Confirmation bias, Belief perseverance, belief bias, cognitive bias, Selective exposure, wishful thinking)
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