˜Theœ art of the lie how the manipulation of language affects our minds

Chapter 1. Lying as art : Prologue -- Lies and lying -- Machiavellian art -- Language, belief, and reality -- Discourse -- Trump and Mussolini -- Alienation -- Epilogue ; Chapter 2. Alternative facts : Prologue -- False equivalency -- Doublethink and doublespeak -- Alternative history -- Restructuri...

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1. Verfasser: Danesi, Marcel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Guilford, Connecticut Prometheus Books 2020
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Zusammenfassung:Chapter 1. Lying as art : Prologue -- Lies and lying -- Machiavellian art -- Language, belief, and reality -- Discourse -- Trump and Mussolini -- Alienation -- Epilogue ; Chapter 2. Alternative facts : Prologue -- False equivalency -- Doublethink and doublespeak -- Alternative history -- Restructuring the lexicon -- Power of belief -- Epilogue ; Chapter 3. Confabulation : Prologue -- Nature of confabulation -- Redemptive history -- Otherness -- Epilogue ; Chapter 4. Fake news : Prologue -- Origins -- Occultism -- Conterattacks -- Fake news syndrome -- Disinformation -- Conspiracy theories -- Epilogue ; Chapter 5. Gaslighting : Prologue -- Gaslighter -- Artifice -- Great pretender -- Epilogue ; Chapter 6. Verbal weaponry : Prologue -- Blunt speech -- Attack on political correctness -- Attackonyms -- Denial, deflection, distraction -- Words matter -- Epilogue ; Chapter 7. Truthful hyperbole : Prologue -- Language of business and religion -- Narcissism -- Hucksterism -- Bullshitting -- Epilogue ; Chapter 8. Machiavellian art : Prologue -- Machiavellianism -- Lies and mental health -- Manipulative language -- Cognitive dissonance -- Machiavellian intelligence -- Epilogue
"This book shows how language can be used strategically to manipulate beliefs"--
Beschreibung:xiii, 240 Seiten
23 cm
ISBN:9781633885967
978-1-63388-596-7