Psychological manipulation targets cognitive biases as its weak point

Evidence

In psychological warfare, the weak points are flaws in how people think. If you’re trying to hack a person’s mind, you need to identify cognitive biases and then exploit them,’ CHRISTOPHER WYLIE, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower It was sometime in August 2016 that I received an enthusiastic email from Alex Kogan - better known as Aleksandr Spectre at the time. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 485

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets up the framing that psychological manipulation targets cognitive biases.
• XREF: connects to: Authoritarian propaganda exploits cognitive biases while hiding the manipulation itself — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 225; Threat-driven cognitive biases facilitate and justify intergroup violence — Walter G. Stephan, Oscar Ybarra, Kimberly Rios Morrison, Intergroup Threat Theory, 380; Cognitive biases are hardwired parts of human brains rather than avoidable mistakes. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 115 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Authoritarian propaganda exploits cognitive biases while hiding the manipulation itself #exemplifies (0.90) — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 225
• Threat-driven cognitive biases facilitate and justify intergroup violence #expands (0.75) — Walter G. Stephan, Oscar Ybarra, Kimberly Rios Morrison, Intergroup Threat Theory, 380