If you heard “sweatshops are bad” or “styrophone cups are bad” you would first look for its antecedents. So maybe the cognitive algorithm goes something like this: If X in “X is bad” is not associated with unfavorable antecedents, then examin X’s consquences by default.
If you heard “sweatshops are bad” or “styrophone cups are bad” you would first look for its antecedents. So maybe the cognitive algorithm goes something like this: If X in “X is bad” is not associated with unfavorable antecedents, then examin X’s consquences by default.