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Emotional reasoning is a distinct cognitive distortion pattern

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Is it true that emotional reasoning is a distinct cognitive distortion pattern?

Yes. Psychological literature and reference texts establish that emotional reasoning is a recognized and distinct cognitive distortion.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Emotional reasoning
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Wikipedia: Emotional reasoning. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_reasoning

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Book: Parent-child Relations
1994
Identifies emotional reasoning as a distorted thinking pattern.
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Bigner, J. J. (1994). Book: Parent-child Relations. Macmillan College. http://books.google.com/books?id=-RwEAQAAIAAJ&dq=Emotional+reasoning+is+a+distinct+cognitive+distortion+pattern&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Book: Handbook of Evidence-based Psychotherapies
2007
Lists emotional reasoning among cognitive distortions.
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Freeman, C. & Power, M. J. (2007). Book: Handbook of Evidence-based Psychotherapies. John Wiley & Sons. http://books.google.com/books?id=pRIpAAAAYAAJ&dq=Emotional+reasoning+is+a+distinct+cognitive+distortion+pattern&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

OpenAIRE: Prevalence of cognitive distortion markers in a suicide prevention chat service (Preprint)
2025
Recognizes emotional reasoning as a specific type of cognitive distortion.
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OpenAIRE: Prevalence of cognitive distortion markers in a suicide prevention chat service (Preprint). (2025). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.81213

OpenAIRE: Prevalence of Cognitive Distortion Markers in a Suicide Prevention Chat Service: Mixed Methods Study
2026
Classifies emotional reasoning as a distinct cognitive distortion type.
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OpenAIRE: Prevalence of Cognitive Distortion Markers in a Suicide Prevention Chat Service: Mixed Methods Study. (2026). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.2196/81213

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