Adam Taggart
Executive Summary
- Understanding and defending against manipulations exploiting:
- The Contrast Principle
- Reciprocation
- Authority
- Consistency & Commitment
- Social Proof
If you have not yet read Part 1: Weapons Of Mass Deception, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
In the natural world, organisms called mimics will exploit the trigger features of other animals in attempt to activate their click, whirr response.
For example, certain moth species have evolved color patterns in the shape of giant “eyes” on their wings to fool other animals into viewing the moth as a much larger and dangerous predator instead of bite-sized tasty prey.
Similarly, Cialdini says:
There are some people who know very well where the weapons of mass influence live and who employ them regularly and expertly to get what they want. Their frequency of success is dazzling. The secret of their effectiveness lies in the way that they structure their requests, the way that they arm themselves with one or another of the weapons of influence that exist in the social environment. To do this may take no more than one correctly chosen word that engages a strong psychological principle and sets rolling one of our automatic behavior types. Trust the human profiteers to learn quickly exactly how to benefit from our tendency to respond mechanically according to these principles.
So, how do we avoid becoming their unwitting victims?
We do by first understanding that…
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Avoiding 5 Of The Most Powerful Psychological Manipulations
PREVIEWExecutive Summary
- Understanding and defending against manipulations exploiting:
- The Contrast Principle
- Reciprocation
- Authority
- Consistency & Commitment
- Social Proof
If you have not yet read Part 1: Weapons Of Mass Deception, available free to all readers, please click here to read it first.
In the natural world, organisms called mimics will exploit the trigger features of other animals in attempt to activate their click, whirr response.
For example, certain moth species have evolved color patterns in the shape of giant “eyes” on their wings to fool other animals into viewing the moth as a much larger and dangerous predator instead of bite-sized tasty prey.
Similarly, Cialdini says:
There are some people who know very well where the weapons of mass influence live and who employ them regularly and expertly to get what they want. Their frequency of success is dazzling. The secret of their effectiveness lies in the way that they structure their requests, the way that they arm themselves with one or another of the weapons of influence that exist in the social environment. To do this may take no more than one correctly chosen word that engages a strong psychological principle and sets rolling one of our automatic behavior types. Trust the human profiteers to learn quickly exactly how to benefit from our tendency to respond mechanically according to these principles.
So, how do we avoid becoming their unwitting victims?
We do by first understanding that…
_______________
Why is this full report restricted to Peak Prosperity’s premium subscribers? Two main reasons:
One — we reserve our best analysis and most directive guidance for the paying members whose financial support makes operating this site possible. Also, given that some of this material is our “best guess” thinking or can be overly revealing of the details of our personal actions, we’re only willing to share that with this private audience. We wouldn’t feel comfortable having that level of speculative/private information out in the public realm.
And Two — one of the many benefits of premium membership is closer access to the experts on this site.
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In this week’s Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:
- Media misinformation is rampant now
- Disgruntled people are migrating to independent sources
- Ideological influence and financial inequality are making us a more divided society than ever
- What will the post-election future look like?
This discussion is extremely relevant in the current moment of censorship accusations swirling in the media, as major publications like the New York Post clash with Twitter and Facebook over which news is fit to print. Access to a thriving free press is Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights, and for a very good reason — it’s a cornerstone of liberty. Though that feels very much in jeopardy these days.
If we can’t agree on the facts, how can we intelligently work through our differences? How can we govern ourselves fairly and objectively in such a world?
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Off The Cuff: Media Censorship & Misinformation
PREVIEWIn this week’s Off The Cuff podcast, Chris and John Rubino discuss:
- Media misinformation is rampant now
- Disgruntled people are migrating to independent sources
- Ideological influence and financial inequality are making us a more divided society than ever
- What will the post-election future look like?
This discussion is extremely relevant in the current moment of censorship accusations swirling in the media, as major publications like the New York Post clash with Twitter and Facebook over which news is fit to print. Access to a thriving free press is Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights, and for a very good reason — it’s a cornerstone of liberty. Though that feels very much in jeopardy these days.
If we can’t agree on the facts, how can we intelligently work through our differences? How can we govern ourselves fairly and objectively in such a world?
Click here to listen to a sample of this Off The Cuff Podcast
Or Enroll today to access the full audio as well as all of PeakProsperity.com’s other premium content.