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40 Analysis As can be seen, disinformation uses a variety of methods to target a variety of audiences: » The general public who would prefer stability and security over disquieting truths » Spiritual and New Age types who succumb to wishful thinking and emotionalism premises » Factualists who only accept evidence fitting their subjective standards of credibility » UFO buffs who hungrily swallow crumbs of disinformation for its sensational nature » Appealing to boredom through tantalizing and entertaining stories DISCERNING ALIEN DISINFORMATION » Intellectuals whose limited reasoning follows from flawed » Countercultures whose fascination with the bizarre outweighs their interest in truth » Political activists who would support false solutions to combat true injustices » Abductees whose identities are invested in being liaisons 1. 1 4 between humans and aliens Methods include: » Appealing to blind respect for authority » Appealing to false and limiting assumptions » Appealing to emotional biases » Appealing to a need for safety, security, and certainty » Appealing to the ego’s desire for identity and specialness