tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post2025329628300931389..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Analyzing the backfireGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-13589978066941284372016-05-19T09:43:14.326-07:002016-05-19T09:43:14.326-07:00I've been reading Scott Adams' (from Dilbe...I've been reading Scott Adams' (from Dilbert fame) blog for the past several months as he has an interesting perspective on Donald Trump. He calls him a Master Persuader. Apparently, Scott has studied persuasion and hypnosis and he recognizes that Trump is doing things right in the persuasion area. One of the things Scott mentioned when discussing how persuasion works is that identity beats reason. So this study is right in line with what Scott says. Being a skeptic myself, I wonder how we as skeptics might use this information to start changing the messages we put out so that we can persuade more people.Scortchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476651490237052437noreply@blogger.com