Editing Propaganda and Persuasion (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Echo Chamber' (The Bias Loop):'''
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def update_belief(current_belief, information_received):
    """
    Shows how Confirmation Bias protects a belief.
    """
    # If the info matches my belief, I believe it MORE.
    # If it doesn't, I ignore it or call it 'Fake News'.
    if information_received['lean'] == current_belief['lean']:
        current_belief['strength'] += 0.2
        return "ACCEPTED: This confirms what I already knew."
    else:
        current_belief['strength'] -= 0.05 # Only a small impact
        return "REJECTED: This is biased/unreliable information."

# User is 'Pro-Choice'. Gets a 'Pro-Choice' news bit.
my_mind = {'lean': 'Left', 'strength': 0.5}
news = {'text': 'Study shows X is good', 'lean': 'Left'}

print(update_belief(my_mind, news))
# This logic is why 'Facts' rarely change people's minds 
# once they are part of an echo chamber.
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; Propaganda Landmarks
: '''The Office of War Information (WWII)''' → The birth of modern "Mass Persuasion" through posters (We Can Do It!) and film.
: '''Edward Bernays (Propaganda)''' → The nephew of Freud who applied "Psychology" to "Public Relations," convincing women to smoke by calling cigarettes "Torches of Freedom."
: '''The Cambridge Analytica Scandal''' → Showing how Facebook data was used to "Profile" and "Manipulate" voters during major elections.
: '''Deepfakes in Politics''' → The current frontier where video and audio are faked to make it seem like a leader said something they didn't.
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