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A cognitive bias where one defers moral or [political] judgment by claiming that “the law has to change first” before any action can be taken or any evaluation can be made. It treats existing law as [the ultimate] moral boundary, ignoring that law itself is socially constructed and often lags behind ethical progress. The bias is often used to justify inaction: if something is legal, it’s [permissible]; if it’s illegal, it’s wrong—without examining whether the law itself is just. In practice, Legality Bias shuts down critical engagement with injustice by hiding behind positive law, making legal change a prerequisite for any change at all.
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