We see the effects of these mental gymnastics all the time: Few people change their minds on hot-button issues, even when new information is provided to them.

这些心理活动的后果显然易见：很少有人会在热点问题上改变自己的观念，即使新信息证明他们错了。

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That's the promise of Nintendo's Brain Age, which claims to “help train your memory and keep your mind sharp” through reading exercises, math puzzles, and other mental gymnastics.

这正是任天堂公司的《大脑时代》的承诺，这款游戏声称，阅读练习、数学题及其他脑力体操，可以“有助于训练你的记忆力，保持思维敏锐”。

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Moreover, with competition mounting and the audit rate dropping, legal advisers seem willing to sign off on any idea that hasn't been explicitly banned, if it can be construed--even through mental gymnastics--as observing the letter of the law.

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By extraordinary mental gymnastics.

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