How Do Con Artists Trick People? | Understanding Cognitive Biases
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Con artists depend on appearing credible and making personalized statements about their marks in order to dupe them. Make sure you're not one of them with this second in a two-part look at con artists. To learn how to spot more of their tricks, watch the previous video right here:    • How Did P.T. Barnum Trick Millions of...  

This video is from the series Understanding Cognitive Biases, presented by Alexander B. Swan
To learn more about cognitive biases, visit http://www.wondrium.com

00:00 How Con Artists Use Credibility to Fool Us
02:40 Falling for Flattery and Personalization
05:19 Are Westerners More Susceptible to Being Duped?
07:06 How Do We Avoid Getting Conned?

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