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18 Subtle Tricks The Media Uses To Control Your Brain

Do you think the media you follow or the beliefs you hold are completely yours? Uninfluenced even? Well, spoiler alert, you're wrong. The media you follow didn't get your loyalty by taking a chance on something like your brain. No, they manipulated the shit out of that gray matter, yo. By using little tricks here and there, they've influenced you into thinking how they want you to -- and thus keeping you coming back for more.

Well, because we love sticking it to The Man (the media in this case), we're here to help break the Jedi Mind Tricks that have been used to tell you how to think. We asked our readers to show us the worst ways the media influences your thoughts, and gave money to the best submissions ...

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Entry by JadeCampbell

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Entry by Ted E.

Trying to fabricate a news article out of rumors, circumstantial evidence, or pure conjecture? Do the facts render your story useless? Are you absol

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Entry by gicusudoru

CRACKED.OON Attaching themselves to causes We care about through cause marketing makes brands seem more caring and human than they really are. America

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COM OPINION POLLS GOP STANDINGS NH1 NEWS POLL AN12-15 IREPUBLICAN VOTERS If you want an American to believe something, then all you have to do is get

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Entry by crazyfirefly

SensationalismLIVe Sure, Jakey, the media sensationalizes could you explain stories by prioritizing their reporting. that forour Such as spending 40%

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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Entry by gicusudoru

Vagueness can be a form of disinformation: truth is specific, lie is vague. if the picture is not in focus, there must be reasons for it

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Entry by mkad

If clains are repeated over and over again, they generally become accepted. IF CLAIMS ARE REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN THEY GENERALLY BECOME ACCEPTED

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Entry by ErasmusPezdun

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Entry by gicusudoru

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Entry by kairu3

TOP CRACKED.cOM Reasons Numbers Attract more Readers -They attract readers because they stand out against words 2 - Assigning numbers creates more aut

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Entry by Moedred

You know pool reporters really loathe someone when they transcribe bad grammar verbatim, with a scarlet sic (sic erat scriptum). [sic] -01AH ALASKA

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Entry by Comunacho

Would you like to have studies supporting the dubious claims you make about your products to show on the media? Fund a researcher! 3SA Scientificall s

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Entry by John E.

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Entry by gicusudoru

You may be influenced to make a purchase by creating a sense Of urgency with limited time offers. CRAGh LIMITED TIME ocys OFFERS 10 THDONO 3 BOXES + 1

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Entry by LilySprite

Headlines can have more of an effect on a reader's interpretation of an article than the text in the article itself- even if the whole article is read

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Entry by Michael Voll

PROBLEM: You want the great ratings from reporting on scandalous or infotainment stories, but still want viewers to believe you're a respectable news

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