by Margaret Anderson | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog, DADA, journalism, politics
Sometimes I post articles in a category I call “Defense Against the Dark Arts of Persuasion” or “DADA.” These posts describe sales ploys or tactics used to influence large numbers of people. Here’s my latest in the DADA series. [Note: The...
by Margaret Anderson | Aug 3, 2017 | Blog, DADA
There’s fake news, and then there’s people confusing opinions with news. As unethical tactics for influencing people go, truly fake news is the easiest to uncover. In Feb. 2017, Donald Trump gave a 77 minute press conference that many people saw as rambling and...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 1, 2017 | Blog, DADA
Readers, I urge you to read this article “The Data that Turned the World Upside Down,” Motherboard, [All quotes in this post are from the Motherboard article.] It isn’t short, but read it all. You’ll be glad you did. The article describes psychometric methods that...
by Margaret Anderson | Feb 18, 2015 | Blog, DADA
In July of 2012, I posted an article about “Data Mining” in my DADA (Defense against the Dark Arts of Persuasion) blog series. If you haven’t read it lately, I encourage you to do so now. Here’s the link:...
by Margaret Anderson | Nov 29, 2012 | Blog, DADA
The more we learn about brain science, the more we realize that decisions we feel are objective can be influenced by subtle factors we aren’t aware of. Psychologist Daniel Cassanto of the New School for Social Research studies the ways that our manner of physically...
by Margaret Anderson | Jul 12, 2012 | Blog, DADA
“Forward this email to every special woman in your life, and don’t forget to send it back to me so I’ll know…” Have you ever shared an email chain letter like this? It’s hard to resist. You feel as if the woman who sent it to you, who thinks you’re special, will...
