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> mentioning neuroscience is a great way to convince people you are more knowledgeable about something, and to make your arguments more convincing. This effect
by DubiousPusher 6y ago
> mentioning neuroscience is a great way to convince people you are more knowledgeable about something, and to make your arguments more convincing. This effect was recently demonstrated by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, who showed that use of irrelevant references to brain science was an effective way to lure people into thinking that complex phenomena are simple,
Choice quote IMO.
- caleb-allen 6y agoThe author here put into words what it was that I couldn't articulate about why I felt "off" about Simon Sinek.
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoThis is how all the quack medicine hucksters on PBS work by stringing together unrelated facts that make them seem knowledgeable.
- abvdasker 6y agoBecause the vocabulary and aesthetics of science have become very popular, I keep seeing public figures and people on social media using things that look or sound scientific to advance their own agenda, usually political or commercial. Charlatans like Simon Sinek rely on the audience's uncritical acceptance of their expertise and ignorance of the underlying field or the scientific process as a whole. Whenever I see this sort of thing it makes me want to scream.