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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]]. | ||
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| − | * A [[rhetorical deception]] is deception using words. | + | * 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== | ==Links== | ||
* {{wikipedia}} | * {{wikipedia}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 29 March 2014
About
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.
Related
- A rhetorical deception is deception using only words.
- Self-deception is when one avoids facing truth by rationalizing belief in a more comforting falsehood.
Links
- Wikipedia
- Conservapedia
: liberals do it a lot dKosopedia: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals many usage examplesSourceWatch: no equivalent page as of 2014-03-29; search reveals mainly discussion of the book Weapons of Mass Deception [W]- RationalWiki (note that "Deception" does not redirect here as of 2014-03-29, but the words are synonymous)
