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Scapegoating as a manipulation technique

South Park snippet with unjustified blame

Scapegoating is when a person or a group is singled out for unjustified blame for a significant or complex problem.

Video still from Inoculation Science. Courtesy of the University of Cambridge, University of Bristol and Jigsaw (a unit of Google.)

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Rights: Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, Department of Psychology
Published: 30 June 2025Size: 1.48 MB
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