The Confidence Trick: Lying in Plain Sight

A con is simple.

It exploits our subconscious belief that there are consequences for lying.

Example: We are constantly told that 'reputable news sources' are to be trusted.
Why? Because they have a reputation that will be lost if they lie.
Except they lie all the time and nothing happens.

The Confidence Trick is saying a lie with so much confidence — people subconsciously think "no way he's lying so confidently".

It's making false claims, then posting a link to a research paper. Except the research paper has nothing to do with the topic.
People think: "well surely the link must prove what he says it does, otherwise he wouldn't post it"

It's constructing scientific-sounding narratives using technobabble knowing the average consumer won't understand.
People think: "well surely he wouldn't sound so smart if he didn't know what he's talking about"

It's applying false frames on conversation, knowing that people will subconsciously assume the logic must be correct.
People think: "well surely aluminum is safe when bound up, otherwise why would he pretend it is?"

The Confidence Trick is all about sneaking faulty information into your mind — fooling you by using your subconscious biases and trust in people.
It often works best as part of a group of other lies... the more confusion the easier it is to overwhelm people and thus hide the lies.

More info and tactics:
❗️ Example of the above: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/809
❗️ Doublespeak: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/711
❗️ False Frames: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/717
❗️ Ambiguity: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/731
❗️ Technobabble: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/763
❗️ Certainty: Substack
❗️ Big Pharma Dance: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/772
❗️ Tricking with Terminology: https://t.me/powerofthepulse/261
❗️ Confusion: Substack

Learn more: @powerofthepulse