Focalism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of anchoring. uncountable

    "How can focalism be reduced? The method of debiasing depends on the type of focalism affecting one's judgments."

  2. 2
    A revolutionary strategy which posited that military vanguardism could lead to general rebellion. uncountable

    "While focalism drew from previous Marxist-Leninist ideas and the Maoist strategy of protracted people's war, it also broke with many of the mid-Cold War era's established communist parties."

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anchoringfoquismfoquism

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"How can focalism be reduced? The method of debiasing depends on the type of focalism affecting one's judgments."

Etymology

From focal + -ism.

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