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Manipulator tries to play dumb by pretending they do not know what the victim is talking about or is confused about an important issue brought to their attention. The manipulator intentionally confuses the victim in order for the victim to doubt their own accuracy of perception, often pointing out key elements that the manipulator intentionally ...
Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, cinema, news, video games, and culture.Originating in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meaning: "[to] revise so as to appeal to those of little education or intelligence". [1]
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
LET’S UNPACK THAT: As thoroughly decent doctor Kasim gets banished on the popular BBC show, Helen Coffey asks whether intelligence has become a hindrance that should be hidden at all costs if ...
Image credits: Ok_Preference_8001 We also asked the moderator why they believe Americans are caught sharing ignorant posts online so often. “As Americans make up a plurality of users on Reddit ...
There's a famous saying: "There is no such thing as a stupid question."Even astrophysicist Carl Sagan thought that "every question is a cry to understand the world." Yet the questions that the ...
Stupidity is a quality or state of being stupid, or an act or idea that exhibits properties of being stupid. [4] In a character study of "The Stupid Man" attributed to the Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC), stupidity was defined as "mental slowness in speech or action". The modern English word "stupid" has a broad range of ...
3. They Rely So Much on Convenience. In many countries, the American love for fast food and drive-thrus is seen as symptomatic of a broader cultural expectation for immediate gratification.