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Re:Types of propaganda, propaganda techniques, and propagand... by MrsPeaches on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @05:52PM (#27597681)
Just FYI this has name: The frequency illusion aka the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. It’s a common cognitive bias.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

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Re:Types of propaganda, propaganda techniques, and propagand... by hungryhobo on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @06:15PM (#27597922)
i don't think that's an example of the frequency illusion. it's only a bias if you are actively dismissing the counter arguments. in the example of car salesman, i don't think it's controversial to say that they do in fact employ tactics that makes you more likely to purchase a car.
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