Sentence examples for Selective ignorance from inspiring English sources
Most prefer to claim selective ignorance, which explains, for example, Martha Stewart's defense of her suspicious trading of ImClone stock.
HIS methods include practicing "selective ignorance" — tuning out pointless communiqués, random Twitters, and even world affairs (Mr. Ferriss says he gets most of his news by asking waiters).
When hits from Depeche Mode or New Order come on the radio, someone always asks, "Who is this?" Curiously, there is only selective ignorance of the 80's.
This selective ignorance is then passed on in the teaching and preaching of Christianity in the churches in a way that continues to inculcate the myth of the carnal, legalistic and obsolete 'Jew.' " There aren't many editions of the Koran that could satisfy Los Angeles school officials.
You need to cultivate some selective ignorance for this to work.
In that selective ignorance, there is an important lesson for people like us.
At times, the exchanges have been acrimonious and have involved accusations of professional bullying, scientific fraud, data tampering, misquotation, misinterpretation born out of scientific ignorance, selective citation, and just plain lying.
The Benghazi "scandal" is a fabricated creation of right wing media, untethered to reality or truth, fueling an outrage borne of ignorance and an ugly selective memory.
We examine the unintended consequences of this selective assimilation, namely how messages that propagate ignorance and fear, as well as misunderstandings regarding the genetic basis of carrier matching, reinforce the continuing stigmatization of presumed carriers.
What I am saying is that this particular brand of abuse, and what motivates it (aside from the usual ignorance and hatred), seems to be unique to selective schools.
The selective mechanism is strategic and subtle, and it is probably the most basic "evo" (ultimate) reason why the veil of ignorance over synergistic competition is so deeply ingrained within the human psyche.
