2007-07-18 12:47:07 · 4 answers · asked by who_knows 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Logical fallacy.
2007-07-18 12:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Tony H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a more general rather than a professional psychological term, but based on
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pollyannaish
(though slightly edited),
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Pollyanna
1. an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
–adjective
2. (often lowercase) Also, Pollyannaish. unreasonably or illogically optimistic: some pollyanna notions about world peace.
[Origin: from the name of the child heroine created by Eleanor Porter (1868–1920), American writer]
—Related forms
Pollyannaism, noun
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2007-07-18 13:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by night_train_to_memphis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fallacies of Relevance
:)
2007-07-18 13:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by lost_soul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fantasy contemplation.
2007-07-18 12:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by Derail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋