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Quelques exemples valent plus qu’un cours de théorie politique. Initié en janvier 2017, au moment de l’inauguration de Donald Trump, le « compteur de mensonges » mis en place par le Washington Post répertoriait environ 2 000 entrées un an après la cérémonie d’investiture, 8 000 à mi-mandat, et près de 30 000 à la veille de l’élection de novembre 20

In part, because his success in public relations had been due primarily to his masterful utilization of a single public relations technique: identifying himself with a popular cause. This technique was especially advantageous to him because his philosophy—that accomplishment, Getting Things Done, is the only thing that matters, that the end justifi

So why did I say Trump had exactly a 98 percent chance of winning when I couldn’t possibly know the odds? That’s a persuasion technique.

On peut donc craindre que les terrains sur lesquels se fonde désormais l’essentiel des sondages n’aient plus la même qualité de représentativité qu’auparavant. S’ajoutent à cela des effets de formulation des questions qu’on connaît bien et qui peuvent aboutir à surestimer certaines positions plutôt que d’autres.

in the advanced political cultures of the Enlightenment tradition the creation of knowledge can and should be paramount, and the idea that representative government depends on proportionate representation in the legislature is unequivocally a mistake.

If you ask people, “Do you want new taxes?” they’ll say no; but if you ask them, “Do you want better medical services?” they’ll say yes.

“Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.”