Bandwagon Effect: Because Everyone Can’t Be Wrong …. Right?
If everyone else seems to be doing something, people tend to join in without asking whether it’s actually the right thing.
Social Proof
8 Propaganda Techniques To Make Us Believe in Aliens
Here’s 8 recognised techniques of persuasion and influence which make us believe in Aliens despite there being no evidence.
Transfer in Propaganda: Standing Next to the Clever Person
Transfer is a propaganda technique which borrows someone else’s good reputation, hoping it rubs off on what you’re promoting
Foot in the Door Technique: Free Samples and David Icke
The Foot-in-the-Door technique asks you to agree to something small, knowing it will be far easier to move you on to something big.
The Pseudo-Event: The Staged Story Designed to Influence You
How many stories and events in the media are deliberately staged to make the viewer want to do the same?
Third Party Technique: Get Someone Else To Do Your Persuading
How third party endorsement from your favourite influencer, TV Doctor or celebrity makes it far easier to influence your decisions & opinions.
Informal Authority: From the TV Show to the Bloke at the Pub
Authority bias isn’t just with people in a uniform or with official credentials, there’s another version of informal authority bias for our friends and colleagues.
Conformity and Social Norms
In every crowd, there’s a right way to behave. We learn it instantly — in lifts, pubs, libraries, and work.
Social Proof Definition and Examples
Why do we look to what other people have done to guide our own choices and decisions?
