Re:Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, wil...
by fragmede on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @11:38PM
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Re:Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, wil...
by P_I_Staker on Thursday July 20, 2023 @10:55AM
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Yes, I study logical fallacies and how to use them. Ad-hominem is a really powerful one.
- Journalism will teach you who to ask questions of [to achieve the goal of accountability].
- Criminal justice will teach you what questions to ask [to achieve the goal of conviction/correction].
- Psychology will teach you how to ask questions [to achieve the goal of interrogation]. All interrogation and sales techniques are rooted in exploitation of psychology, but some people just have a natural knack for this. In both, the goal is to groom/break you into giving [something] you are inclined to withhold.
Philosophy likely factors in here too but I'm less familiar with that field. People appreciate Ethics about as much as they appreciate someone pulling the fire alarm and yelling racial slurs at evacuees in the parking lot. I've never found much use in naming logical fallacies (IME it's the domain of pseudointellectual internet bullies and pre-law students), but could see it being a way for oneself to reason why you're pursuing something. Self-righteousness substitutes well enough.