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Strategic ignorance
the deliberate decision not to know something because the cost of knowing exceeds the value of the knowledge, representing resource management rather than anti-intellectualism
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely establishes 'strategic ignorance' by identifying its genus (deliberate decision not to know) and differentia (cost exceeds value). It distinguishes it from anti-intellectualism and frames it as cognitive skill rather than intellectual laziness, establishing clear semantic boundaries around the term within the curriculum's framework.