Propaganda, manipulation tactics, deception, fallacies, and defense against them
What Is Agitprop? Definition and Origins What is agitprop? Agitprop is a framework for convincing large numbers of people to do something. The term originated from the “Otdel Agitatsii i Propagandy“ (ie. literally, the Department of Agitation and Propaganda) established within the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It implies a…
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The goal of this article is to help you recognize these behaviours or patterns, provide some thoughts on distinguishing whether they are malicious or helpful and tell you how to defuse/respond to them
Strategic decision-makers drain your mental bandwidth to manipulate your choices—learn their playbook.
The Psychological Persuasion Tactics That Make Even Experts Look Amateur
Table of Contents Key Points Introduction One of the key lessons we teach at Influence & Persuasion is that the key to convincing anybody of anything, is being able to successfully shift the focus of their attention to where it most benefits you. When you are President of the United States and your goal is…
Table of Contents Key Takeaways: Introduction Hello my friend and welcome to Authoritarian Propaganda 101! The difference between Propaganda 101 and Copywriting 101 is that Copywriting 101 requires some level of truthfulness and dare I say it, honesty. Propaganda isn’t concerned with facts, science, objective reality, its only purpose is to convince someone of something,…