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[Star Wars] Why did the Empire build a second Death Star?

So the first one seems like a pretty decent idea on paper and you probably couldn't count on what happened at Yavin, but once it did what exactly was the thought process that lead the empire to think you can't give up after the first time. As a weapon of fear it ironically proved to be a total failure as it's destruction, I assume, proved if anything a rallying cry and an example that even at their most seemingly powerful the Empire is actually beatable. It's a super expensive weapon that was literally an embarrassing failure. Why wouldn't the Empire focus on other ways to take on the rising Rebellion rather than dump more money into a giant death laser?
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The rebellion threw everything they had at the Death Star and managed to eek out a victory.  Then the Empire almost immediately has a bigger and better one.  That could prove to be really disheartening for the rebellion.