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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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A typical mind educated in the West is linear, it has been structured that way in the name of deeper analysis, ceteris paribus. It is aware that by keeping all variables but two constant, it creates an artificial world, and thinks that it is necessary, often desirable, and most of the time the only way. This strategy works surprisingly well, in the West that is.

I often come across an article, a comment, or a news story etc, trying to analyze Turkey. Rarely I agree with them. In approximately half of the cases, if I jump to the conclusion I would agree to it, but when I start from the beginning, with the author’s premises, my conclusion will not be the same or be a completely different one. This naturally follows to a scenario in which even if the wording of the conclusion is the same, its meaning is not, or different premises are required for me to reach the author’s conclusion. It is I call a natural difference of perception.

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