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Convincing someone of something that later, under investigation, turns out not to be true, is not brainwashing.
I don't think there's any such thing as what the term "brainwashing" implies, but it is effectively a systematic form of mind control. If you can implant a thought and have it take hold, have the person own it and believe it and ultimately defend that position, that's pretty powerful. If you can do that in a systematic way, you can potentially get a large number of people to take actions that are in your own self-int…
The term "brainwashing" implies 'Asian,' 'Communist,' and/or 'cult.' It describes nothing.