Intellectualization
idea
GenRank Score
36.0
A defense mechanism where reasoning is used to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions or thoughts.
Also Known As
IntellectualizationRationalizingIntellectualizingOver-Rationalization
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Score History
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Average Rank
#6.0
Median
#6
Range
#2–#9
Consistency
★☆☆σ=2.4
🏆Top 3 in 2/9 models
🎯Top 5 in 3/9 models
Rankings by Model
Claude Sonnet 4.5 #2Gemini 3 Flash #2GLM 4.7 #4Gemini 2.0 Flash #6Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite #6Llama 4 Maverick #6gpt-oss-120b #7GPT-4o-mini #8GPT-5.2 #9