FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, SCROLL DOWN... IMPERSONATION Impersonating someone else and disguising yourself as a credible news source can be highly effective. Most people pay little attention to sources. As a purveyor of disinformation, you can use that to your advantage. A minute ago you were just an angry citizen, now you're a big shot editor-in-chief running a real news site. EMOTION Playing into basic emotions such as fear, anger and empathy make people more susceptible to your message. POLARIZATION By finding existing grievances and blowing them up, you can drive people apart and make them think a story is much more important than it really is. Left and right are now much further apart than before. This can be easily exploited by content producers. CONSPIRACY Conspiracy theories are a big part of online news sites. They can be defined as the belief that unexplained events are orchestrated by a covert group or organisation. DISCREDIT Discrediting your opponents is an important part of disinformation because it deflects the attention from the untruths you are spreading. TROLLING Trolls exploit people's emotions and deliberately blur the line between truth and untruth. Engaging in a discussion with a troll means wasting precious time and energy, but that's exactly what they want! What emotions did you feel when playing the “bad news game”

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN:9780134477961

Author:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Publisher:Saundra K. Ciccarelli, J. Noland White

Chapter1: The Science Of Psychology

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, SCROLL DOWN... IMPERSONATION Impersonating someone else and disguising yourself as a credible news source can be highly effective. Most people pay little attention to sources. As a purveyor of disinformation, you can use that to your advantage. A minute ago you were just an angry citizen, now you're a big shot editor-in-chief running a real news site. EMOTION Playing into basic emotions such as fear, anger and empathy make people more susceptible to your message. POLARIZATION By finding existing grievances and blowing them up, you can drive people apart and make them think a story is much more important than it really is. Left and right are now much further apart than before. This can be easily exploited by content producers. CONSPIRACY Conspiracy theories are a big part of online news sites. They can be defined as the belief that unexplained events are orchestrated by a covert group or organisation. DISCREDIT Discrediting your opponents is an important part of disinformation because it deflects the attention from the untruths you are spreading. TROLLING Trolls exploit people's emotions and deliberately blur the line between truth and untruth. Engaging in a discussion with a troll means wasting precious time and energy, but that's exactly what they want! What emotions did you feel when playing the “bad news game”

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