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Responsibility reframing

AI detected as: Asset-class Reframing

Reframing a situation so the person who caused harm appears to be the real victim, and the actual victim appears responsible. It forces observers to reconsider who deserves sympathy, distracting from the original wrongdoing.

Freyd's DARVO framework (1997) — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender

Social pressure

AI detected as: Variable Reward Reinforcement

Threatening exclusion or disapproval if you don't conform. Unlike social proof ("everyone is doing it"), social pressure adds a consequence: "and if you don't, you'll be left out." It exploits the deep human need for belonging.

Asch conformity (1951); normative social influence (Deutsch & Gerard, 1955)

Social pressure

AI detected as: Gamification Of Financial Risk

Threatening exclusion or disapproval if you don't conform. Unlike social proof ("everyone is doing it"), social pressure adds a consequence: "and if you don't, you'll be left out." It exploits the deep human need for belonging.

Asch conformity (1951); normative social influence (Deutsch & Gerard, 1955)

Anchoring

AI detected as: Anchoring And Normalization

Presenting an extreme number or claim first so everything after seems reasonable by comparison. The first piece of information becomes your reference point — even when it's arbitrary or deliberately inflated. Works even when you know the anchor is irrelevant.

Tversky & Kahneman's anchoring heuristic (1974)

Promotional Integration Via Narrative Payoff

This technique was detected by AI but doesn't yet map to our curated glossary. We're tracking its usage patterns.

Direct appeal

Explicitly telling you what to do — subscribe, donate, vote, share. Unlike subtler techniques, it works through clarity and urgency. Most effective when preceded by emotional buildup that makes the action feel like a natural next step.

Compliance literature (Cialdini & Goldstein, 2004); foot-in-the-door (Freedman & Fraser, 1966)

Appeal to authority

Citing an expert or institution to support a claim, substituting their credibility for evidence you can evaluate yourself. Legitimate when the authority is relevant; manipulative when they aren't qualified or when the citation is vague.

Argumentum ad verecundiam (Locke, 1690); Cialdini's Authority principle (1984)

Normalization Of High-risk Speculation

This technique was detected by AI but doesn't yet map to our curated glossary. We're tracking its usage patterns.

Financial Gamification

This technique was detected by AI but doesn't yet map to our curated glossary. We're tracking its usage patterns.

Responsibility reframing

Reframing a situation so the person who caused harm appears to be the real victim, and the actual victim appears responsible. It forces observers to reconsider who deserves sympathy, distracting from the original wrongdoing.

Freyd's DARVO framework (1997) — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender

Social pressure

Threatening exclusion or disapproval if you don't conform. Unlike social proof ("everyone is doing it"), social pressure adds a consequence: "and if you don't, you'll be left out." It exploits the deep human need for belonging.

Asch conformity (1951); normative social influence (Deutsch & Gerard, 1955)

Anchoring

Presenting an extreme number or claim first so everything after seems reasonable by comparison. The first piece of information becomes your reference point — even when it's arbitrary or deliberately inflated. Works even when you know the anchor is irrelevant.

Tversky & Kahneman's anchoring heuristic (1974)