Act IV introduces seven new patterns specific to executive governance and second-term political rhetoric. Three patterns carry over from Act II (labeled). All definitions describe rhetorical mechanisms, not intent.
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PRE-GAME BRIEFING · INOCULATION PROTOCOL · VAN DER LINDEN (2022)
Before You Begin — Pattern Recognition Briefing
Know the techniques before you see the claims.
Research shows 33.8% reduction in misinformation susceptibility when patterns are identified before exposure rather than after. The following patterns appear in this Act. Name them. They lose power when named.
Victim Inversion
Recasting accountability as persecution.
Institutional Delegitimization
Framing oversight bodies as corrupt without evidence.
Premature Certainty
Asserting conclusions before the record is complete.