The manipulator is cunning in the use of language. It seeks to deprive the manipulated resources. It is urgent to stimulate critical sense, to think accurately, to seek the truth at all costs. This book is the result of countless lectures by the author, where, through simple examples, the mechanisms of manipulation and vulnerability are exposed.

Alfonso López Quintás is a Mercedarian priest, professor-emeritus of Philosophy in Madrid and a member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Co-founder of the Seminar Xavier Zubiri and founder of the School of Thought and Creativity, his numerous publications stand out for their pedagogical value.