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Thought Terminating Cliche

A acronym or saying that is used within a high control group to quell dissent or discourage rational inquiry.

References

  1. Bernstein, William J. 2021. The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups. Grove Press.
  2. Lowe, Scott. "Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, by Amanda Montell." (2022): 151-152.
  3. Hoffer, Eric. "The True Believer (New York." Harper's (1952): 28.
  4. Festinger, Leon, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter. When prophecy fails: A social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world. Lulu Press, Inc, 2017.