Anti-patternv1
Contrarianism-as-self-authority anti-pattern: confusing
Contrarianism-as-self-authority anti-pattern: confusing self-authority with reflexive disagreement, where automatically opposing others' positions substitutes for genuine independent evaluation and produces the illusion of sovereignty while actually being controlled by what others think (in reverse)
Why This Is an Anti-Pattern
Inverts pressure-reveals-authenticity (Pressure-reveals-authenticity pattern: the diagnostic). Violates genuine self-direction. Recurs in adolescent rebellion, political reactance, professional contrarians.