Storytelling is important for four reasons. First, storytelling is important because it helps us deal with a chaotic world. Stories organize our worlds by choosing to emphasize certain things and choosing to deemphasize other things. Because stories can help us filter facts about the world, stories play an important part of how humans create meaning … Read more
What Is It? Why Should I Care? Deep Canvassing is a conversational system that was created to “generate larger and longer-lasting impacts on voter’s core attitudes.” The conversation is typically initiated by political volunteers who knock doors in a neighborhood. Statistics estimate that 2 of every twenty five people become new supporters, and stay that … Read more
What Is Occam’s Razor? Occam’s Razor is a principle that says you shouldn’t multiply entities unnecessarily. In other words, don’t select a way of explaining something that has assumptions it doesn’t need to have. This notion of simplicity usually has two parts, that of ontological simplicity, which refers to the number of things postulated to … Read more
Propaganda is a planned effort to influence people’s thoughts, beliefs, and actions using strategic messages. This article covers a list of propaganda techniques used in various areas of life. In Marketing And Advertising Advertisers and marketers use propaganda techniques to move people along the hierarchy of effects model. The hierarchy of effects model is a … Read more
A skeptical attitude towards ideas or stories can keep you from making mistakes or wasting your time with false information. Here are some ways to be more skeptical every day. 1. Learn About Human Flaws And Limitations Learn about flaws and limitations of humans. As you learn how problematic even our most fundamental and obvious … Read more
Being able to discredit someone is useful even if you aren’t an attorney. You might need to discredit a lie or false story they are telling. You might need to discredit bad evidence that makes people think a certain courses of action is right at work. Maybe you want to prove that someone is lying … Read more
Ben Shapiro is a famous or infamous political debater (depending on your political preferences). We don’t care one way or another about his politics, but we waned to dive into his debate strategies. His role or niche is to prove his team’s intellectual superiority. Debate tricks help you do that. Debate strategies are obviously useful … Read more
There are many different conceptions of burden of proof from math to philosophy to law. The concept of burden of proof here will be more similar to the philosophical and legal conceptions in the States. See this article or this article for more in depth philosophical treatments of the concept. What Is “Burden Of Proof” … Read more
Here is a list of real examples of what people want in life taken from forums and comments on the web. If you want to know more about the science behind what people want, check out our post on value theory. You can also check out our post on personality theory. More time. When I … Read more
What Is This Book About? Persuasion is practically impossible when discussing certain subjects. This book teaches techniques for such situations. It is chalk full of effective questions that will force people to reconsider their positions. Who Should Buy This Book? You should buy this book if you are looking for techniques to improve your persuasive … Read more
