I get your point, but I think confusion requires complexity. Otherwise how would it be confusing?
Motivated reasoning, especially by emotion or fear, especially when the simple answer is unpleasant. Missing information. Irrelevant information. Plain stupidity. Lots of ways to be confused about simple things.
Motivated reasoning, especially by emotion or fear, especially when the simple answer is unpleasant. Missing information. Irrelevant information. Plain stupidity. Lots of ways to be confused about simple things.