6 Brainwashing Techniques They're Using On You Right Now
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Here is one that is devastatingly effective. Most of us are scared to be laughed at, especially if we have come to depend on a group for social affirmation.
David Wong tells us about the 'appeal to ridicule
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Here is one that is devastatingly effective. Most of us are scared to be laughed at, especially if we have come to depend on a group for social affirmation.
David Wong tells us about the 'appeal to ridicule
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Keeping You In Line With Shame
I won several formal debates in college using my patented technique of simply repeating my opponent's argument in a high-pitched, mocking tone while wiggling my fingers in the air. There really is no defense.
They call this the appeal to rididcule fallacy. To which I would simply rebut, "Oooooh, appeal to ridicule fallacy! Well I've got a 'phallus' you can 'see' right here, college boy."
Professionals have more sophisticated methods, but it boils down to the same technique. "They" know that if they can paint an idea as ridiculous, the listener usually won't bother examining it any closer to find out if the ridicule is justified.
After all, why even consider something that's ridiculous? That's only something a ridiculous person would do! And you're not ridiculous ... are you?