In Part 1 of Politics and Deception we discussed about the possible deception that occurs when media outlets “report” the news. In Part 2, we continued our discussion, with the purpose of raising awareness of how bias/spin/deception may occur and influence our thinking. In this week’s blog, we continue the theme from the previous two weeks about possible…
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In last week’s blog we discussed about the possible deception that occurs when media outlets “report” the news. This week we continue our discussion on politics and deception, with the purpose of raising awareness of how bias/spin/deception may occur and influence our thinking. Media writers and editors are well aware of the impressions they create…
Read MorePolitics and Deception (Part 1)
This month welcomes the national conventions of both the Democratic and Republican parties of the U.S., and like any political season the news is often dominated by politics. Over the years, the American public (as in many other countries) has grown to be quite wary of less-than-truthful claims in politics, by politicians, and lying, credibility,…
Read MoreThe Funnel Approach to Questioning and Eliciting Information
Written for Tactics and Preparedness, Issue 15, January 2015 By Dr. David Matsumoto, Dr. Hyisung Hwang and Vincent Sandoval Broadly speaking, elicitation refers to procedures or techniques involving interacting with and communicating with others, formally or informally, that is designed to gather knowledge or inform. Eliciting information from anyone who is uncooperative is a difficult task. Elicitation can occur in many different contexts,…
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