Dark Psychology & Manipulation

Pathos is the method we use to connect with human emotions.

Ethos is the method of trying to convince others that you hold credibility. This can be a challenge for some but using basic achievements such as education and socioeconomic status can add to your credibility.

For example, for the openness trait, we aren't simply talking about a person's ability to use their imagination and be creative,

Lying is perhaps the most common because with a lie we can easily distort the truth to make others believe in something that is false. We can tell white lies, half-truths, deliberate lies, and we can lie by omission. With a white lie, we say things that we don't mean but these things are often harmless. We might compliment someone on a new outfit just to make them feel better even though we truly do not like the clothes at all. Half-truths are told to cover up part of the truth while giving away a little bit of the details. These are used when someone wants to elaborate on part of this situation because it is good but lies about the portion that might be deemed as bad. A deliberate lie is a completely false statement about any situation. And lying by omission is done to specifically exclude information.

Deception

Deception often plays a big role in dark psychology.

Manipulation

Manipulation happens when we try to control another person for personal gain.

Persuasion

Persuasion is the simple act of persuading someone to do something.

Logos is the method we use in order to connect with logic.

Pathos is the method we use to connect with human emotions.

Ethos is the method of trying to convince others that you hold credibility.