Rhetorical manipulation

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Rhetorical manipulation is the use of rhetoric for manipulative purposes, i.e. to promote false beliefs. (LessWrong refers to these uses as "the dark arts".)

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Rhetorical deceptions are the specific tools used in pursuit of rhetorical manipulation.