The “Dr. Fox” Effect (beginning on page 113) is an interesting concept. It is true that, if persuaded effectively, people will begin to believe in something that does not actually exist or is not true. This experiment immediately made me think of how little children are so quick to believe concepts they know nothing about. Could adults – well-educated, probably very successful doctors – really fall under the spell of brainwashing so quickly without questioning the validity of the information they are being told? Very interesting. Very disturbing. We need to be more active when it comes to learning new things – we need to question things, and extract answers. This experiment is a good example of how society digests false information it is fed.
I think everyone has bullshited their way through something. It works really well if you're up beat about it. I liked this section because it was kind of like a how to guide to fake your way through anything. Just dont cite specific numbers that other people know and you're golden.
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