#false choice

Repetition: Saying the same thing over and over so people start to believe it. Example: Trump claiming over and over that the 2020 election was stolen from him, sowing seeds of doubt in his followers.

Appeal to Fear: Scaring people to make them agree or act a certain way. Example: "Without our protection, your personal data is at risk — hackers are waiting to steal your identity!"

Bandwagon: Saying “everyone is doing it, so you should too.” Example: “Run don't walk, everyone's buying this new viral lip plumper, it really works!”

Straw Man is a propaganda and argument technique where someone twists or oversimplifies another person’s argument to make it easier to attack or ridicule, then they argue against that weaker version instead of the real point. Example: Person A: “We should have limits on social media to reduce misinformation” Person B: “Person A wants to control everything we say online and take away free speech!”

Glittering Generalities: Using fancy words that sound good but don’t explain much. Example: Saying a product is “revolutionary” or “life-changing” without details or proof.

Testimonial: Using a famous person to say something is true or good. Example: A celebrity endorsing a skincare brand.

Plain Folks: Pretending to be just like regular people to gain trust. Example: Kylie Jenner filming makeup videos in her car using a handheld camera so her video seems more spontaneous and less professional, therefore making her seem more "every day" and therefore accessible.

Card Stacking/Cherry Picking: Only sharing facts that support one side and hiding the rest. Example: A health article might use one study to show a certain food has health benefits, but ignores other studies that show potential risks or no effect.

Transfer: Using a popular symbol or idea to make something seem better. Example: A car commercial shows the vehicle driving past iconic landmarks or uses national flags and patriotic music, making viewers associate the car with pride and national identity, even though the car itself has nothing directly to do with those symbols.

It's our way or go to hell for eternity alone.

Go ahead and choose."

It’s no secret that goal setting is important to achievement, both individually and organizationally. It turns out, though, that all goals are not created equally.

Research from the field of positive psychology shows that goal orientation—whether an individual focuses on pursuing desirable, positive outcomes or on avoiding undesirable, negative outcomes—has a profound effect on the quality someone’s life.

Put simply, are you focusing on wants or don’t wants? A practical example would be “spending more quality time with others” versus “avoiding being lonely.” Semantics, you say? Here are just a few of the outcomes this small difference in thinking and wording can have on your life.

Individuals who focus on avoidance goals:

Are less likely to attain their goals.

Feel a greater sense of pressure to achieve their goals.

Experience more psychological distress, particularly anxiety and depression.

Are less likely to be satisfied with their marriage.

Report lower levels of subjective well-being.

Suffer from increased symptoms of poor personal health.

Importantly, these outcomes can manifest themselves organizationally as well, for what is an organization but a collective of individuals striving toward common goals. You can look for signs of an organization’s orientation in its policies, systems, and culture. Are they focused on enabling positive outcomes, or are they oriented around defining what is not acceptable and deterring negative outcomes? If you are like most, you have experienced more of the latter.

Organizations should aspire to move beyond compliance to enabling and fostering the very best in their people. Start today. Look at your policies and rules. Do they reflect the true aspirations and deeply held beliefs of your organization, or do they represent the moral minimum of compliance?

Start the challenging work today of achieving the higher level of organizational self-awareness required to know the difference.

Garry Kasparov’s ‘Obama Doctrine’: ‘Do as little as necessary’

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