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The art of the lie : how the manipulation of language affects our minds /

"This book shows how language can be used strategically to manipulate beliefs"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danesi, Marcel, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2020]
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946- > Language.
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
Truthfulness and falsehood > Political aspects > United States.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2017-
Rhetoric and psychology.
Language and languages.
Politics and government.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Truthfulness and falsehood > Political aspects.
United States.
Since 2017
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Lying as art : Prologue
  • Lies and lying
  • Machiavellian art
  • Language, belief, and reality
  • Discourse
  • Trump and Mussolini
  • Alienation
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 2. Alternative facts : Prologue
  • False equivalency
  • Doublethink and doublespeak
  • Alternative history
  • Restructuring the lexicon
  • Power of belief
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 3. Confabulation : Prologue
  • Nature of confabulation
  • Redemptive history
  • Otherness
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 4. Fake news : Prologue
  • Origins
  • Occultism
  • Conterattacks
  • Fake news syndrome
  • Disinformation
  • Conspiracy theories
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 5. Gaslighting : Prologue
  • Gaslighter
  • Artifice
  • Great pretender
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 6. Verbal weaponry : Prologue
  • Blunt speech
  • Attack on political correctness
  • Attackonyms
  • Denial, deflection, distraction
  • Words matter
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 7. Truthful hyperbole : Prologue
  • Language of business and religion
  • Narcissism
  • Hucksterism
  • Bullshitting
  • Epilogue ; Chapter 8. Machiavellian art : Prologue
  • Machiavellianism
  • Lies and mental health
  • Manipulative language
  • Cognitive dissonance
  • Machiavellian intelligence
  • Epilogue.