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[–] cwt 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

It's called a push poll. That was my immediate thought as well.

IMO, the best example is the one the Bush campaign allegedly pulled in 2000. They asked "Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?"

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[–] fudgepacker 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Bingo

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[–] deathcomesilent 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is the kind of thing people are referring to when they use the term "PsyOp." It's old-school military jargon for "psychological operation."

Human psychology is weird, and the human mind is a lot like a computer without an anti-virus until it gets wise to the game. A psychological immune system, if you will.

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[–] 1028236? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yep that's it!