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Self-deception. Self-deception is a process of denying or rationalizing away the relevance, significance, or importance of opposing evidence and logical argument. Self-deception involves convincing oneself of a truth (or lack of truth) so that one does not reveal any self-knowledge of the deception.
Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs and "servicing the target" for bombing), [1] in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity ...
Deception is the act of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the message has a tendency to believe it (although it is not always the case). [ 1 ] It is often done for personal gain or advantage. [ 2 ][ 3 ] Deception can involve dissimulation ...
Reticence (reserving or restraining) Reticence is a very common way of creating deception; it is withholding truthful information, and/or reducing the amount of specificity in content details. Vagueness and Uncertainty. The message becomes evasive and ambiguous through language choices. Non-Immediacy.
Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being ...
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information.Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not only transmits meaning but also creates it.
Telepathy (from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) 'distant' and πάθος / -πάθεια (páthos/-pátheia) ' feeling, perception, passion, affliction, experience ') [ 3 ][ 4 ] is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.
Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s. Merriam-Webster cites deception of one's memory, perception of reality, or mental stability. [ 2 ]