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Originally posted by ARTelevision
Upon examination, wouldn't you agree you are using faulty inductive reasoning when you imply disproving the efficacy of subliminal persuasion is a relevant response to a thread that is mostly filled with non-subliminal examples of mass-media mind control?
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Perhaps, but if someone points out a whole bunch of black swans
Does that still mean that all swans are black?
You are talking about the entire media or just parts of it. At first you point to television programs but the majority of the "black swans" that you are showing are adverts.
Here's an ad:
Even though it says "Breast" in big bold letters. The purpose of this piece of media isn't to lure people's gaze with overt sexuality. There's another instinct that it's playing on -the primary instinct or survival instinct.
So I ask you, is this piece of media "Mind Control"? It IS directly trying to affect people and the way they think. Or are they? Is it just information presented with colorful text? Would the information be any more meaningful if it wasn't presented with colorful text?
And what's the meaning of the picture -the closed mouth smile? Is there meaning? Again, I ask -
is this mind control?