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Quiz — Manipulation and Defence
Quiz questions:
1. Which manipulation technique is being used when a salesperson says: "Only 3 left in stock! Order now!"?
- a) Emotional manipulation
- b) Scarcity principle
- c) Appeal to authority
- d) Reciprocity
2. What is a characteristic feature of propaganda?
- a) Presenting various perspectives
- b) Promoting critical thinking
- c) Emotionalisation and oversimplification
- d) Transparent attribution of sources
3. Which phenomenon describes the situation in which algorithms personalise content based on earlier preferences, so that users increasingly see only information that confirms their existing views?
- a) Astroturfing
- b) Deepfake
- c) Filter bubble
- d) Gaslighting
4. Which strategy is best suited to resisting emotional manipulation?
- a) Triangulation of information
- b) Emotional awareness and detachment
- c) Active source-checking
- d) Diversification of information sources
5. Which of the following statements is an example of gaslighting?
- a) "All experts recommend this product."
- b) "You're imagining it. I never said I would do that."
- c) "Only on offer today!"
- d) "The silent majority stands behind us."
Answers:
- b) Scarcity principle
- c) Emotionalisation and oversimplification
- c) Filter bubble
- b) Emotional awareness and detachment
- b) "You're imagining it. I never said I would do that."