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“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
MARCUS AURELIUS
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HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE 6 MANIPULATIVE TECHNIQUES ?
1/ THE FALSE DILEMMA
- look for other options than the ones proposed.
2/ SOPHISM
- find the flaw in the reasoning, even if it is sometimes difficult to do so
3/ APPEAL TO AUTHORITY
- check whether the person using this technique has any additiona...
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We are almost obliged to be dishonest in controversy, or at least slightly tempted to be. In this way, the weakness of our intelligence and the perversity of our will support each other.
SCHOPENHAUER
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THE SCARECROW
A very common rhetorical device in the media, which consists of exaggerating an opponent's statements to make them look ridiculous.
EXAMPLE
Between 2 politicians:
P1: "I think this medicine should be banned because it carries...
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WHAT IS RHETORIC ?
Rhetoric is the art of speaking well using a variety of language techniques.
Sometimes these techniques are honest, they don't distort your opponent's words, but sometimes they can be deadly.
These techniques are summarized in Schopenhauer's The Art of Always B...
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THE FALSE DILEMMA
It's a process that reduces a complex problem to two very simplistic options, diverting attention from other options that might exist.
EXAMPLES
On networks
"Would you rather feel pitiful and take the bus every day, or start m...
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THE ULTIMATE STRATAGEM
This is the stratagem a person should use as a last resort when his or her arguments are no longer sufficient to win the debate.
This stratagem consists of attacking the opponent personally, with the aim of undermining his person rather than ...
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MAKE YOUR OPPONENT ANGRY
As Schopenhauer wrote, "Anger is weakness", and logically if you manage to remain calm in the face of an angry opponent, you appear much more reasonable, and the audience will be more receptive to your arguments.
This technique consists in attacking the form
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SOPHISM
False reasoning despite an appearance of truth. The argumentation may appear to be correct, but in reality is not correct at all.
EXAMPLE
In a debate
"Climate change is supposed to be a rise in temperature, but today it's ver...
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APPEAL TO AUTHORITY
Saying that something is true simply because an expert or well-known person has said so. Be absolutely wary of arguments from authority, as they can be misleading, especially if they are not backed up by evidence or other arguments.
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6 manipulation techniques you need to know to protect yourself against them. To thwart the attempts at manipulation that we are confronted with on a daily basis (on the Internet, during a debate, within our circle of friends...) and to be aware that they exist.
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THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DEAL WITH WICKED PEOPLE. ONE IS TO CRUSH THEM AND THE OTHER IS TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM
Honestly, staying away from negative elements is the best way to help yourself. Revenge is tempting, but often, not worth it.
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