Scientific Definition
Saying it enough times until it sounds true.
Plain-English Definition
Saying it enough times until it sounds true.
Feynman Explanation
Repetition is a strategy.
Core Principle
Saying it enough times until it sounds true.
Mechanisms
Saying it enough times until it sounds true.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Repetition is a strategy.
Examples
- Same talking points in twelve forums until they're 'consensus.'
- Strategic narratives that win by frequency, not by quality.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
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Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
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I can't believe it; therefore it isn't true.
Attacking the person rather than the argument.
It's true because authority says so.
Common sense says so, therefore it's true.
Believing something is true because of the consequences of its truth.
Claiming something is true because it hasn't been proven false (or vice versa).
If it's 'natural,' it's good.
It's better because it's newer.
It's right because it's how we've always done it.
It's true because many believe it.
Asking the other side to disprove an unsupported claim.
Concluding that because an argument contained a fallacy, its conclusion must be false.