Fear-Mongering

Fear-Mongering

Fear-mongering is a manipulation technique used by some politicians and marketers,  to gain support for their ideas or products. It involves deliberately creating a sense of fear or anxiety in people to motivate them to act in a certain way. Fear-mongering can be a powerful tool to persuade people to take action, but it can also be misleading and unethical.
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Pensions, Climate: Same Fight? Can Economic Growth and Climate Action Coexist?

What are some false or misleading claims regarding the impact of raising the retirement age on economic growth, women, and the environment, which have been highlighted by the recent unrest in France opposing pension reforms? Does increasing the retirement age necessarily reduce life expectancy, and do funded pensions always contribute to polluting projects?
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The Danger of Impossible Expectations: How Demanding Unrealistic Certainty Delays Action on Climate Change

Demanding impossible levels of certainty before acting on climate change is a dangerous and misleading manipulation technique. We must acknowledge the limitations of science while also recognizing the urgency of the situation and the potential risks of inaction.
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Fake Experts

Science denial is a growing problem in today’s society, with many people rejecting scientific evidence and expertise in favor of their own opinions or beliefs. One common tactic used by science deniers is the “fake experts fallacy,” which involves citing large numbers of seeming experts to argue that there is no scientific consensus on a topic.
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The Illusory Truth Bias: “You Repeat, I Believe”

The Illusory Truth bias is a cognitive bias that refers to the tendency for people to believe that information is true simply because they have heard it before. Even if the information is false or inaccurate, hearing it multiple times can make it seem more believable.
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