Question

When a person decides on a particular belief and then assembles data and arguments to back up his or her conclusions, that person is engaging in?

Answer 1

He/she is engaging in an intense discussion and argument with someone to approve that they are right!

Answer 2

This person is involved in motivated reasoning.

Step-by-step explanation:

Motivated reasoning is the name given to the process by which we all tend to reach exactly the conclusions we would like to reach: instead of choosing the cognitive strategies - reasoning, data sources, interpretations - that are most likely to lead us to the truth, We are emotionally induced to seek the means that lead us to confirm our hopes and prejudices.