Can a TikTok influencer convince people not to drink water? Gavin Mayo did, and it helped him get millions of followers. This video visualizes the logic of the manipulation techniques that help make some influencers hugely popular.
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Intro 00:00
How This Works 04:40
Premise 1 05:34
Premise 2 10:59
Premise 3 16:10
Premise 4 19:08
Logic Score 21:37
Labels Score 21:56
Untruth Score 22:40
Omission Score 23:00
Contamination Score 23:19
Meta Bias 24:14
Premise Quality Score 24:46
Argument Strength Score 26:01
Logic Scorer 9000 26:41
Gavin Mayo is a financial influencer and alleged to be the biggest NFT scammer of all time. He’s also known for extreme and controversial ideas—from promoting eating raw meat, exploiting young Indians, and even encouraging infidelity. But he also used social media to build a huge following that made him rich. So how did he do it?
Of course, he’s wrong about water. And in this video, I prove it—with logic. In this video, I visualize how his deception works so you can build a mental model of your own to fortify yourself against manipulators like this financial influencer.
This video is for people who want to learn the four secret messages encoded in the messaging of some of our most popular influencers, like the Liver King, Andrew Tate, and others. This video explains why their messaging works, how it spreads, and how to defend yourself against it. If you care about:
Additionally, you’ll learn about logic and critical thinking by seeing these logical fallacies, cognitive biases, and rhetorical devices in action in a real-world argument.
Logic you will learn in this episode:
* The Big Lie
* Category Error Fallacy
* Red Herring Fallacy
* Appeal to Fear
* Ad Hominem (Personal Attack)
* Cherry-Picking Fallacy
* Cost Signaling
* Appeal to Primitivism
And by understanding those errors in reasoning, you will:
* Spot manipulation disguised as “common sense” or “ancient wisdom”
* Identify deceptive framing devices in viral content
* Strengthen your own arguments by understanding how bad ones succeed
* Think for yourself
* Look for evidence over vibes
* Learn to trust evidence over authority
* Value science without superstition
This isn’t just a takedown-it’s a full-on argument autopsy, perfect for:
* Students learning logic or debate
* Law students & Bar prep (fallacies, reasoning, argument structure)
* Practicing attorneys refining their analytical edge
* Business professionals improving decision-making & communication
* Critical thinkers eager to level up your reasoning
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