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New Scientist GURUS describes the use of

someone's feelings or
Mainstream =usual, common,
emotions to your own
widespread
advantage
Round-up = to collect or
gather Self-appointed= behaving as
if you had responsibility or
the bubble bursts = If the authority but without having
bubble bursts, a very happy, been chosen by other people:
pleasant, or successful time
suddenly ends: The newspaper has become
the self-appointed guardian of
Sneer at= laugh at public morals.
Trot out = saying something Guru=a person who gives
silly advice
Drown out= If a loud noise
Take the bait= follow/ believe
drowns out another noise, it
prevents it from being heard.
Saturated fat= bad fat
Dull mainstream=
Evidence- based approach
Trump= has an advantage
Aside=
Fixate on = focus on
Overwhelmed= feel sudden
strong emotion
Sticking to= obey / do what it
says
Flatly= completely,(no
emotion or interest)
Trivial=having little value or
importance
Contradictory= denying or
contradicting
Flashy fad=
coverage= report

Wishful
thinking=fantasizing/delusion
/daydreaming

Cynical= believing that


people are only interested in
themselves and are not
sincere:
World’slargestflower Foul-smelling corpse lily
discovered inWest Sumatra

Genus= group

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