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Manipulation Techniques

Manipulative Marketing Techniques: Neuromarketing

The two most common ways to influence people’s behaviorand decision making are either by manipulating them against their will, or by painting a complete picture for them to choose from. Understanding the neuromarketing concept can undoubtedly help you with the
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6 Tips to Help You Detect Fake Science News

There are many reasons why a scientific article may not be as reliable as you think: in fact, Charlatans take advantage of the complexity of science and some politicians peddle fake science to support their positions in addition to the fact that
Manipulation Techniques

False Context

From deepfakes to using old videos out of context or genuine videos with false captions to digital manipulation or taking facts out of context and backing them up with strong visuals. We see these types of manipulations going viral on social networks every day. The latest
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Four Reasons Why Anecdotes Aren’t Good Evidence

Many people think that anecdotes are a surefire way of knowing what’s true as vivid and emotional stories are often particularly convincing and memorable.  However, anecdotes are infamously unreliable, here is why: As critical thinkers, our goal is to use evidence to decide what
Manipulation Techniques

Lying with Statistics

Lying with statistics is something that has been around for a long time now, charts tend to spread fast and widely. We see them everywhere, however, some of them don’t tell the truth. Thus, it’s important today to quickly determine
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6 Key Questions to Find Out if Your Belief is True

Our beliefs impact our actions and decisions, however, we don’t always think to ask ourselves why we believe it is true! Most often, we simply believe what others around us believe, or what we have been told. We simply assume