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From social media, through the cult of personality and polarisation, to fear, scapegoating and simplistic answers \u2013 chapter by chapter, we discover the mechanisms used to build power and influence public opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this evening isn\u2019t just about reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">presenter&nbsp;<strong>Daniela Kanoun<\/strong>&nbsp;invites the audience time and again to think for themselves, answer questions and discover together why these strategies are so effective \u2013 and why they are often closer to us than we realise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With humour. With satire. 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