Class

Article

College

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

Liberal Arts Program

Faculty Mentor

Amanda Lilly

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Abstract

a. Instagram and Tiktok have provided a platform for information to be received in bulk quantities. This has produced mixed results as this has affected psychology positively and negatively.

  • Climate Change
  • Covid Vaccines (Rousseau, 2021)
  • Science deniers (Hyperskepticism)

b. In this presentation, I argue that Danish Bashir, an Instagram “Narcissist Abuse Recovery Coach,” uses Aristotelian appeals to establish himself as an expert and then overgeneralizes/overdiagnoses to gain more followers for a disorder that impacts only 6% of population (Stinson et. al, 2008).

c. To do so, I am analyzing Danish Bashir’s Instagram account with 474k followers and his reels for how he:

  • Rhetorically constructs himself as an expert.
  • Overgeneralizes information and spreads it to laypeople to allow for them to diagnose themselves or individuals.

Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

4-9-2024 1:30 PM

End Date

4-9-2024 2:20 PM

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Apr 9th, 1:30 PM Apr 9th, 2:20 PM

Narcissism Online: The Impact of Psychology Misinformation on Social Media

Logan, UT

a. Instagram and Tiktok have provided a platform for information to be received in bulk quantities. This has produced mixed results as this has affected psychology positively and negatively.

  • Climate Change
  • Covid Vaccines (Rousseau, 2021)
  • Science deniers (Hyperskepticism)

b. In this presentation, I argue that Danish Bashir, an Instagram “Narcissist Abuse Recovery Coach,” uses Aristotelian appeals to establish himself as an expert and then overgeneralizes/overdiagnoses to gain more followers for a disorder that impacts only 6% of population (Stinson et. al, 2008).

c. To do so, I am analyzing Danish Bashir’s Instagram account with 474k followers and his reels for how he:

  • Rhetorically constructs himself as an expert.
  • Overgeneralizes information and spreads it to laypeople to allow for them to diagnose themselves or individuals.