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Propaganda techniques are methods used in propaganda to convince an audience to believe what the propagandist wants them to believe. Many propaganda techniques are based on socio-psychological research. Many of these same techniques can be classified as logical fallacies or abusive power and control tactics.
Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, [ a ] or congeniality bias[ 2 ]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. [ 3 ] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information ...
Hand-waving. Hand-waving (with various spellings) is a pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective – in word, reasoning, or deed – while actually doing nothing effective or substantial. [1] It is often applied to debating techniques that involve fallacies, misdirection and the glossing over of details. [2]
In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), a hallucination or artificial hallucination (also called bullshitting, [1][2] confabulation[3] or delusion[4]) is a response generated by AI that contains false or misleading information presented as fact. [5][6][7] This term draws a loose analogy with human psychology, where hallucination typically ...
Background. The Narrative Paradigm is a theory that suggests that human beings are natural storytellers and that a good story is more convincing than a good argument. Walter Fisher developed this theory as a solution making cohesive arguments. Fisher conceptualized the paradigm as a way to combat issues in the public sphere. [4]
A word salad is a "confused or unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases", [1] most often used to describe a symptom of a neurological or mental disorder. The name schizophasia is used in particular to describe the confused language that may be evident in schizophrenia. [2] The words may or may not be grammatically correct ...
“There are times when I am convinced I am unfit for any human relationship.” 23. “Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the ...
Proselytism (/ ˈprɒsəlɪtɪzəm /) is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs. [1][2][3] Carrying out attempts to instill beliefs can be called proselytization. [4] Sally Sledge discusses religious proselytization as the marketing of religious messages. [5] Proselytism is illegal in some countries. [6]