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401. The Art of Deception: Recognizing and Overcoming Cognitive Blindspots w/ Dan Simons and Christopher Chabris

The Brainy Business | Understanding the Psychology of Why People Buy | Behavioral Economics

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Detecting Deception and Misinformation

This chapter explores sophisticated deception techniques, emphasizing the importance of scrutinizing details, avoiding inattentional blindness, and questioning vague statements to prevent falling for scams. It delves into cognitive habits and hooks that scammers exploit, highlighting the allure of consistency, familiarity, and precision in influencing beliefs. The impact of cognitive blindspots on misinformation spread and falling for scams, especially in statistics and finance, is discussed, along with common tactics used by scammers and influencers.

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