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groupthink
Groupthink (noun) means the way a group makes decisions when its members simply go along with what seems to be the majority view instead of questioning it.
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The way a group makes decisions when its members simply go along with what seems to be the majority view instead of questioning it.
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Etymology
Coined by William H. Whyte in 1952 from group and think, modelled on the earlier doublethink from Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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What is the meaning of groupthink?
"groupthink" (noun) means the way a group makes decisions when its members simply go along with what seems to be the majority view instead of questioning it.
What is the opposite of groupthink?
The opposite of "groupthink" is critical thinking.
