Spiral of silence
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The spiral of silence is a political science and mass communication theory propounded by the German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann. Spiral of silence theory describes the process by which one opinion becomes dominant as those who perceive their opinion to be in the minority do not speak up because they fear isolation from
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See also
- Bandwagon effect
- Bradley effect
- Bystander effect
- Collective behavior
- Conformity
- Conspiracy of silence (expression)
- Flaming (Internet)
- Group behaviour
- Groupthink
- Memory hole
- Overton window
- Pluralistic ignorance
- Shame society
- Shy Tory Factor
- Silent majority
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