How to Use groupthink in a Sentence
groupthink
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Does the White House see value in piercing the groupthink?
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 7 June 2022
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The smaller the group, the higher the likelihood of groupthink.
—Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
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You can get swept up in groupthink or lose sight of your own compass.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
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For two decades the Fed has made mistakes because of groupthink.
—The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
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Lack of it breeds groupthink—which in turn can lead to disasters.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
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And for a woman who detests groupthink, Owens revels in the power of a horde.
—NBC News, 23 June 2018
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In short, one is dealing with extreme forms of groupthink.
—Garret Keizer, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
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Besides a lack of resources, Loeb says the search for aliens has been hampered by risk aversion and groupthink.
—Farhad Manjoo New York Times, Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2021
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Blame groupthink, which can be tougher to escape in Chicago sports than rush-hour traffic.
—David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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This open-mindedness helps us combat the moral perils of bias and groupthink.
—Hugh Breakey, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2019
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All of this produces a predictable level of groupthink.
—Aslı Bâli, The New Republic, 4 June 2021
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This was less a David-versus-Goliath story than a lesson on the power of groupthink.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
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The best way to overcome this groupthink is to reach outside the boundaries of the organization.
—Brad Cousins, Forbes, 18 May 2021
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And once layoffs begin, a kind of industry groupthink can set in.
—Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2023
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While teams engaged in groupthink may make quick decisions, the speed doesn't guarantee the best choice.
—Tony Butler-Sims, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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In return, that leader received head nods and agreement—a recipe for groupthink.
—Suzanne Bates, Quartz, 26 May 2023
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On the upside, this can be a great thing for piercing bubbles and preventing office groupthink.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2020
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We were given a common language that sought to bond us, ensconce us in groupthink and separate us from the outside.
—Matt Young, Time, 13 Mar. 2018
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The lack of doubt now evinced by the Fed, by most economists and many businesses about what the problem is and what to do about it is a troubling sign of economic groupthink.
—Zachary Karabell, Time, 17 Oct. 2022
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This type of groupthink could have potential real world consequences down the line.
—James Griffiths, CNN, 14 Apr. 2020
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This helps decision-makers avoid the pitfalls of groupthink.
—Tony Butler-Sims, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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But a third party would likely fall prey to the same divisive groupthink as its counterparts.
—WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022
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Kaplan said that kind of groupthink can lead to bad choices like not wearing face makes during a pandemic.
—NBC News, 5 May 2020
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This goes back to early ’70s that Irving Janis was the social psychologist who coined the term groupthink.
—Recode Staff, Recode, 5 July 2018
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The recent rot of dysfunction formed on a bed of groupthink, political bias, and self-dealing.
—Michael McCaul, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024
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Dobson’s views run counter to the currently super-gloomy groupthink about housing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2022
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And classic groupthink, Sapphire's take joins a whole crowd of people dying their hair similar pink hues.
—Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 31 May 2017
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Stuef hunted solo, never discussed his search with others, stayed away from the blogs after his initial looks at them, and tried hard not to get caught up in any groupthink.
—Daniel Barbarisi, Outside Online, 7 Dec. 2020
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Sometimes these efforts, though, read like the product of the PR groupthink that pervades the corporate and high-level nonprofit world.
—Harry Cheadle, The New Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
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Leftism, according to much of the New Right, is a purely Satanic doctrine, based on nothing but groupthink and greed and a hatred for life itself.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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