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In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear.
Daniel Gilbert
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Daniel Gilbert
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 5
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Daniel Todd Gilbert
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