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I understand that effect well, though I know no name for it, and I've never heard another person mention it before now. Kind of odd given how prevailing it seems. How it shapes our senses.

Since this is the first time I've heard it described, and since it seems like an important artifact of human cognition, I propose we call this the "Scop Effect" (unless of course it already has some other name or definition elsewhere).

This feels profound to me.

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It’s called cognitive dissonance.

> According to this theory, when two actions or ideas are not psychologically consistent with each other, people do all in their power to change them until they become consistent. [0]

In this case, OP didn’t like Saget but admired Macdonald — who DID like Saget. OP resolved this conflict by admiring Saget as well.

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance

You’ve never heard of reputation until just now?

This is more than a chain of reputability. Someone you hold in esteem confers some of your feelings for them onto their preferences.

A parent likes a certain band. A lover likes a certain restaurant. A deceased person you respected held high opinions of someone you weren't necessarily fond of, but that you're now willing to overlook or reconsider.

There's a tinge of emotion.

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