tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680680.post2404876735188563256..comments2024-03-20T09:19:09.258+00:00Comments on The Hidden Persuader: Built to persuadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680680.post-32209219962283040012009-07-29T10:56:41.979+01:002009-07-29T10:56:41.979+01:00Cheers Brent.Cheers Brent.hidden persuaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731492389051809376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680680.post-11680645861135076422009-07-28T13:40:28.049+01:002009-07-28T13:40:28.049+01:00Great link...reminded me of this old article from ...Great link...reminded me of this old article from the mid 1990's by social psycologist Anthony R. Pratkanis on "How To Sell A Pseudoscience." I don't know if you've ever seen this, if not have a look:<br /><br />http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/pratkanis.htm<br /><br /> It's a great look into what he saw as being the most effective methods to turn ordinary folks into believers of just about anything... pretty much every single example + point he makes can be applied to clever salesmanship. <br />Anyhow, thx.Brenthttp://www.brentter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5680680.post-69723856184359001002009-07-27T19:15:32.441+01:002009-07-27T19:15:32.441+01:00It's an ego thing mostly...in a consumer socie...It's an ego thing mostly...in a consumer society, it's all about "having" not "needing", and to "have not" is about equal to non-existence.Belle Epoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060810017742725941noreply@blogger.com