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Replace stereotype with backfire effect technique#7

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BartM82-patch-3
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Pull Request Overview

This PR restructures manipulation technique definitions by replacing the "Stéréotypes" technique with "Effet de retournement (Backfire Effect)", moving "Biais de confirmation" from the Mémoriser phase to the Informer phase, and introducing "Stéréotype implicite" as a new technique in the Mémoriser phase. The changes better distinguish between different cognitive biases and their phases.

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  • Replaces TE0221 "Stéréotypes" with "Effet de retournement (Backfire Effect)" focused on belief reinforcement despite contradictory evidence
  • Adds TE0222 "Biais de confirmation" in the Informer phase with comprehensive keywords for confirmation-seeking behavior
  • Replaces TE0321 "Biais de confirmation" with "Stéréotype implicite" in the Mémoriser phase, focusing on unconscious social biases

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weight: 1.5,
type: "technique",
tactic: "TA0022", // Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes
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The 'Effet de retournement (Backfire Effect)' technique is assigned to tactic TA0022 ('Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes'), but the backfire effect is about belief reinforcement in the face of contradictory evidence, not about stereotypes or generalizations. This technique would be better aligned with TA0032 ('Renforcement pré-existant') which focuses on 'Activation de croyances déjà établies'.

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tactic: "TA0022", // Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes
tactic: "TA0032", // Renforcement pré-existant

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weight: 1.4,
type: "technique",
tactic: "TA0022", // Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes
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The 'Biais de confirmation' technique is assigned to tactic TA0022 ('Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes'), but confirmation bias is about reinforcing pre-existing beliefs, not generalizations or stereotypes. This would be better aligned with TA0032 ('Renforcement pré-existant') which describes 'Activation de croyances déjà établies'.

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tactic: "TA0022", // Généralisation et renforcement de stéréotypes
tactic: "TA0032", // Renforcement pré-existant

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"comme prévu",
"as expected",
"sans surprise",
"no surprise",
"évidemment",
"obviously",
"logiquement",
"logically",
"forcément",
"inevitably",
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Keywords 'comme prévu', 'as expected', 'évidemment', 'obviously', 'logiquement', 'logically', and 'forcément'/'inevitably' overlap with tactic TA0032 keywords (lines 758-765). This duplication may cause confusion in classification and should be reviewed to ensure each technique has distinct identifiers or that the overlap is intentional.

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"comme prévu",
"as expected",
"sans surprise",
"no surprise",
"évidemment",
"obviously",
"logiquement",
"logically",
"forcément",
"inevitably",
"sans surprise",
"no surprise",

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Copilot AI commented Nov 23, 2025

@sebdraven I've opened a new pull request, #11, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

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@sebdraven sebdraven merged commit 3b46dde into main Nov 23, 2025
@BartM82 BartM82 deleted the BartM82-patch-3 branch November 29, 2025 09:29
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