Before we begin our debunking journey, let me complete the theoretical framework to a certain extent. In Days of Disinformation I pinpointed three groups disseminating disinformation, namely, those who are paid to do so, foreigners with a naturally different perception and locals with different acquired perception; and we added that subjects of the third group, locals educated a la Western style have a disadvantage to form associations between concepts which is vital to critical thinking.

The problem is two-fold and both are related to language. In this article we shall only investigate critical thinking deficiency resulting from lack of concept association.

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