Tragedy of the Commons

When individuals acting in their own rational interest collectively destroy a shared resource.

https://moresapien.org/tragedy-of-the-commons

A bad-faith move to watch out for.

Source Laundering: Passing unreliable information through credible-looking channels until it appears legitimate.

https://moresapien.org/source-laundering

#Misinformation #Propaganda #MediaLiteracy

"Discomfort when your beliefs are challenged isn't a sign you're wrong - but the urge to make the discomfort disappear quickly usually is."

This is the Cognitive Dissonance.

https://moresapien.org/cognitive-dissonance

#SelfDeception #Ego #CriticalThinking

Ever heard of the Inversion?

Instead of asking how to succeed, ask how you would guarantee failure - then avoid those things.

https://moresapien.org/inversion

Firehose of Falsehood

Flooding the information space with so many lies, half-truths, and contradictions that people give up trying to figure out what's true.

https://moresapien.org/firehose-of-falsehood

#Propaganda #Misinformation #Politics

Someone's trying to frame the conversation.

False Balance: Presenting two sides as equally valid when the evidence overwhelmingly favours one.

https://moresapien.org/false-balance

"The most dangerous phrases aren't the ones that sound wrong. They're the ones that sound so right you stop thinking."

This is the Thought-Terminating Cliche.

https://moresapien.org/thought-terminating-cliche

Ever heard of the Just-World Fallacy?

The belief that people generally get what they deserve - that the world is fundamentally fair.

https://moresapien.org/just-world-fallacy

#SelfDeception #SocialDynamics #Politics

Gish Gallop

Overwhelming someone with a flood of arguments, regardless of their accuracy, so they can't possibly respond to them all.

https://moresapien.org/gish-gallop

#BadFaith #Debate #Misinformation