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Instead, it leads to a withdrawal from public life, a withdrawal that is justified by the cynic's belief in his or her own superiority.

Michael Roth: Cynics Need to Drop Their Fear, Contempt Michael Roth 2010

Often, we assume that people disagree with us because of adverse incentives, but this is, in Friedman's term, the "cynic's heuristic" for explaining away someone else's opinion.

Is Jeffrey Friedman Ignorant?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

A cynic's definition of a libertarian is a Republican who smokes pot, but that is a half-truth.

When Puppet Shows Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Puppet Shows Con Chapman 2011

Greg's point 3 is what I call a type M argument and what Jeffrey Friedman calls the "cynic's heuristic," which is to blame the other person's position on bad motives.

Economic Advisers Stoop to the Net, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

This is the truest form of personal responsibility, in the cynic's eye.

Lance Simmens: What Did You Say? Lance Simmens 2010

This is the truest form of personal responsibility, in the cynic's eye.

Lance Simmens: What Did You Say? Lance Simmens 2010

Cy operates on the cynic's assumption that it's all downhill from here.

Bridge 2010

The unicorn tapestries were so incredible close-up, with such magnificent detail, that they brought tears to this cynic's eyes.

Unicorn Planet Jes Battis 2008

A cynic's definition of a libertarian is a Republican who smokes pot, but that is a half-truth.

When Puppet Shows Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Puppet Shows 2010

This is the truest form of personal responsibility, in the cynic's eye.

Lance Simmens: What Did You Say? Lance Simmens 2010