How a Shill Operates
1: Infiltrate an online forum or other place of communication.
2: Aggresively mimic the average member of that forum, use their slogans/phrases, use their imagery, and so on. People are less critical towards statements made by those they already agree with.
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Criticize central ideas of that forum behind the guise of a dedicated member.
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Ridicule anyone who disgarees or asks you to elaborate, and accuse them of what you are doing, which is shilling.
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Gaslight members and lurkers into questioning the central ideas of their own forum or movement.
If you know their game, you can identify them easily.