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Causing others to believe falsehoods – and hence inducing them to [[apparent volunteerism|"voluntarily"]] make choices which they would not otherwise make – is one way of manipulating or controlling others, and hence is often employed in the [[political power/acquisition|acquisition]] of [[political power]].
 
Causing others to believe falsehoods – and hence inducing them to [[apparent volunteerism|"voluntarily"]] make choices which they would not otherwise make – is one way of manipulating or controlling others, and hence is often employed in the [[political power/acquisition|acquisition]] of [[political power]].
 
==Related==
 
==Related==
* A [[rhetorical deception]] is deception using words.
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* A [[rhetorical deception]] is deception using only words.
 
* [[Self-deception]] is when one avoids facing truth by [[rationalizing]] belief in a more comforting falsehood.
 
* [[Self-deception]] is when one avoids facing truth by [[rationalizing]] belief in a more comforting falsehood.
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==Links==
 
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* {{!in|dkosopedia}}: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals many usage examples
 
* {{!in|dkosopedia}}: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals many usage examples
 
* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals mainly [[sourcewatch:Weapons of mass deception|discussion]] of the book ''{{wp/alt|Weapons of Mass Deception}}''
 
* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals mainly [[sourcewatch:Weapons of mass deception|discussion]] of the book ''{{wp/alt|Weapons of Mass Deception}}''
* {{!in|rationalwiki}}: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; see [[rational:Deceit|Deceit]]
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* {{rationalwiki|Deceit}} (note that "Deception" does not redirect here as of 2014-03-29, but the words are synonymous)

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Deception is the act of propagating or nurturing a belief that one knows to be false.

Causing others to believe falsehoods – and hence inducing them to "voluntarily" make choices which they would not otherwise make – is one way of manipulating or controlling others, and hence is often employed in the acquisition of political power.

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