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When angry, deliberately seek disconfirming evidence…
When angry, deliberately seek disconfirming evidence and independent risk assessments, as anger systematically inflates certainty, deflates risk perception, and increases risk-seeking behavior.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotions distort systematically in predictable directions) and Emotional Hijacking of Judgment (emotional evaluations as substitutes for analysis). It prescribes a specific correction for anger's directional distortion toward false certainty.