The Silent Tyranny of Groupthink

6. Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
10. Absolute and complete; not lessened or softened in any way, often used to describe a disaster.
11. A mistaken belief or a flaw in reasoning that makes an argument unsound.
14. Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects.
15. The act of holding or expressing opinions that are different from those previously, commonly, or officially held.
16. Behavior that follows the usual standards that are expected by a group or society.
18. The quality of being impossible to harm, damage, or defeat.
19. To forcibly put an end to something or prevent it from being expressed or developed.
20. A person who is habitually negative and critical, often opposing new ideas.

1. The act of examining material and suppressing parts deemed unacceptable or threatening.
2. To invent a seemingly reasonable explanation for a particular action or attitude, when this is not the real reason.
3. A general agreement reached by a group, though it may not be total or complete.
4. A person who habitually takes the opposing view, often for the sake of disagreeing with the majority.
5. Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.
7. To use one's authority to reject or cancel a decision, order, or rule.
8. The quality of forming a united whole, where members are closely bonded.
9. The condition of complete and total agreement among all members of a group.
12. A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
13. Treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
17. The state of being isolated from and uninterested in new ideas or cultures from the outside.