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magical thinking

illogical conclusions based on correlated events, or belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them
Event cognitive_bias Q136783
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magical thinking

Summary

magical thinking is a cognitive bias[1]. It draws 2,614 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #10 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • magical thinking's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • magical thinking's instance of is recorded as cognitive distortion[4].
  • magical thinking is part of psychological terminology[5].
  • magical thinking's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magical thinking[6].

Body

Context

magical thinking is part of psychological terminology[5]. Recorded instance of include cognitive bias[3] and cognitive distortion[4].

Why It Matters

magical thinking draws 2,614 Wikipedia views per month (cognitive_bias category, ranking #10 of 95).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). magical thinking. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/magical-thinking
MLA “magical thinking.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/magical-thinking.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_magical-thinking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{magical thinking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/magical-thinking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → science/magical-thinking
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: science/magical-thinking"
  2. 29d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → magical-thinking
    Facet of → ['Q332102', 'Q80837', 'Q1188698', 'Q861560', 'Q178190']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: magical-thinking, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289944471|magical thinking (#289944471)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  3. 11w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → cognitive bias, cognitive distortion
    Aliases → —
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q1188698]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
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