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Psychological Warfare
- Operation Mincemeat succeeded by playing on Hitler's biases and desires.
- This psychological manipulation led Hitler to misjudge the Allied invasion plans.
Stage Hypnotism Mechanics
- Stage hypnotism relies on compliance, small asks, and the manipulation of fame and shame.
- Participants self-select for compliance and are gradually led into deeper states of suggestibility.
Operation Mincemeat
- Brian Brushwood's podcast, "World's Greatest Con," explores the greatest cons in history.
- Season one focuses on Operation Mincemeat, a British WWII deception involving a fake identity and misleading documents.