Abstract
This webtext develops a dual theory of dark patterns based in the ancient concept of mêtis, or rhetorical cunning, and the Gestalt principles of visual design related to optical illusion and perspective. This theory is used to interpret dark patterns of six representative types to show how it can support a reading of other deceptive texts and web interfaces more broadly.
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- Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
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- 2023-01
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