diff --git a/FUD/Learn-about-manipulative-tactics-and-Logical-Fallacies.md b/FUD/Learn-about-manipulative-tactics-and-Logical-Fallacies.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69f4093 --- /dev/null +++ b/FUD/Learn-about-manipulative-tactics-and-Logical-Fallacies.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +LPT - Learn about manipulative tactics and logical fallacies so that you can identify when someone is attempting to use them on you. +==================================================================================================================================== + +**Author: [u/Tucker-French](https://www.reddit.com/user/Tucker-French/)** + +[Discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/search?q=flair_name%3A%22Discussion%22&restrict_sr=1) + +APES WHO ARE GIVING THIS AWARDS. BUY MORE STOCKS OF YOUR FAVORITE COMPANY OR DONATE TO CHARITY. I LOVE AUTISM AND ADHD AWARENESS ORGANIZATIONS. EDUCATION IS ALSO GREAT + +A potential shill erased all his posts regarding negative sentiment on $GME earlier. I asked him why he had deleted his posts. He hit me with he did not. + + + +This is an obvious attempt at gaslighting, which is a form of unethical manipulation. + +Please, be vigilant out there, apes. + +A very easy way to spot shills is by looking at their submission history. + +Bot accounts or people making accounts to sell will go into subreddits that allow karma farming like WSB and [r/FreeKarma4U](https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeKarma4U/) delete those posts and act like it's because "they scrub their history". Fuck off. + +NOTE THIS IS AN XPOST BELOW. I DO HAVE A TLDR OF THE FIRST ARTICLE I WROTE THO IF YOU LOOK IN MY COMMENTS + +To get you started: + +[Ethics of Manipulation](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-manipulation/) + +[Tactics of Manipulation](https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/files/2015/09/tactics_of_manipulation_1987_jpsp.pdf) + +[Logical Fallacies in Argumentative Writing](https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/logic_in_argumentative_writing/fallacies.html) + +[15 Logical Fallacies](https://thebestschools.org/magazine/15-logical-fallacies-know/) + +[20 Diversion Tactics of the Highly Manipulative](https://thoughtcatalog.com/shahida-arabi/2016/06/20-diversion-tactics-highly-manipulative-narcissists-sociopaths-and-psychopaths-use-to-silence-you/) + +[Narcissistic Arguing](https://psychcentral.com/blog/psychology-self/2018/08/narcissist-arguing) + +[3 Manipulation Tactics You Should Know About](https://medium.com/an-injustice/three-manipulation-tactics-you-should-know-about-2e4fa65dfede) + +[How to Debate Like a Manipulative Bully](https://thepowermoves.com/ben-shapiro-debate-techniques/) --- It is worth pointing out that once you understand these tactics those who use them start to sound like whiny, illogical, and unjustifiably confident asshats. + +[10 Popular Manipulative Techniques & How to Fight Them](https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/10-popular-techniques-used-by-manipulators-and-how-to-fight-them.html) + +[EthicalRealism's Take on Manipulative Tactics](https://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/manipulative-tactics/) + +Any time you feel yourself start to get regularly dumbstruck during any and every argument with a particular person, remind yourself of these unethical and pathetically desperate tactics to avoid manipulation via asshat. + +Also, as someone commented, a related concept you should know about to have the above knowledge be even more effective is Cognitive Bias and the associated concept of Cognitive Dissonance: + +[Cognitive Bias Masterclass](https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-identify-cognitive-bias) + +[Cognitive Dissonance](https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012) + +[Cognitive Dissonance in Marketing](https://smallbusiness.chron.com/cognitive-dissonance-marketing-55693.html) + +[Cognitive Dissonance in Real Life](https://www.everydayhealth.com/neurology/cognitive-dissonance/real-life-examples-how-we-react/) + +[10 Cognitive Distortions](https://www.healthline.com/health/cognitive-distortions) + +EDIT: Forgot a link. + +EDIT: Added Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Dissonance, and Cognitive Distortion.