The Art of the Spin

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How to tell the absolute truth while allowing your audience to believe what you want them to believe.

On the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain

See also:

• http://www.themeatrix.com/
• http://www.dhmo.org Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. That is Di (two) hydrogen mono (one) oxide. Probably the best all time spin I have ever seen.
• Political spin: Notice that this is how to "tell the absolute truth..."
  • http://www.michaelmoore.com
  • http://www.spinsanity.org/
  • http://www.spinproject.org/
• http://www.prwatch.org/spin Media spin

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See:

• /techref/other/ads.htm Advertisement: A lie designed to make you want to buy a product