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Part IIT 35 that filter have demonstrated programmability and a willingness to obey the rules and pander to group consensus. Despite having a sharp intellect, the potential lack of individualism and astute intuition can make a renowned academic gullible to the grandest of deceptions, especially those endorsed by his respected peers and academic superiors. Strength of Vector: The primary strength of an academic is his level of sophistication, in the sense of being cultured and refined. However, sophistication does not necessarily mean discernment as it could equally mean being a sophisticated rationalizer and disinformer, hence a master sophist. Further, academics are automatically endowed with credibility due to their credentials and often work in positions of influence and advisement. Credi- bility and sophistication together lead to effective debunking of truths and verification of lies. They can also function as role mod- els in the fringe community, spreading an infectious attitude of myopic agnosticism to those most in need of the opposite. Weakness of Audience: For some audiences, academics are epitomes of objectivity and respectability who are beyond re- proach, especially groups of academics in agreement with each other. The most skeptical audiences will listen to academics more than other types of disinformation vectors. They may find the disinformation to be more plausible than the truth because at least it fits their unrealistic assumptions and comes from an assumedly incorruptible source. The job of an academic disin- former would be to make an intricate case for a deceptive agenda while marginalizing contrary truths as not meeting the standards of plausibility and credibility. Summary: Abductees and contactees are people who have had direct contact with alien beings. Abductees are taken from their familiar surroundings and brought into the abductor environ- ment where they undergo various procedures. Contactees have conscious participation in the interaction and become spokesper- Abductee / Contactee