Privacy Zuckering
A dark pattern where the user is tricked into publicly sharing more information about themselves than they intended.
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“information avoidance”
Price Comparison Prevention
A dark pattern where practices are used to make it hard for users to compare prices with other options.
Anecdotal Fallacy
A logical fallacy where anecdotal evidence is used to make a broad generalization.
Forced Action
A dark pattern where the user is required to do something in order to access certain functionality or information.
Illusory Correlation
The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists.
Forced Continuity
A dark pattern where a free trial ends and the user is automatically charged without warning.
Fallacy of Composition
A logical fallacy that occurs when one assumes that what is true for a part is also true for the whole.
Conjunction Fallacy
A logical fallacy where people assume that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.
Time Pressure
A dark pattern where users are pressured to make quick decisions by creating a false sense of urgency.