Day: September 28, 2021

Main article. Links: –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog (Propaganda distraction movie.) –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewbacca_defense (Trial lawyer technique, infrequent use. See also dead cat strategy) –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_manipulation#Distraction_by_major_events Distraction in propaganda. –https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Weapons-of-Mass-Distraction-Foreign-State-Sponsored-Disinformation-in-the-Digital-Age.pdf (See page 6. What makes people vulnerable to distraction propaganda? Information quantity and need to belong) –https://harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/news/politics-distraction (Israeli attacks on Superbowl and other major planned events) Research Notes: -Red herrings are used … Read more

Main Article. Links: –http://batstar.net/piper/char.htm (person suffers from a cognitive blind spot) –https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/spc3.12602 (overview of studies) –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoculation_theory (overview) –https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_restoration_theory (overview) –https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756841/obo-9780199756841-0103.xml (books on image repair theory for advanced research) –https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320021557_Image_prepare_Image_repair_inoculation_theory_and_anticipated_attacks_on_credibility (useful masters thesis on the topic) –https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746429/ (parallels between medical and psychological inoculation) –https://amzn.to/3Eh04ng (character assassination book) Research Notes: -Reputation is key, figure out what values … Read more