Who's telling you this, and what do they sell? | Shahmaran
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Who's telling you this, and what do they sell?
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Who is telling you this
Career advice and immigration advice arrive constantly — from schools, agencies, consultants, ads, and strangers online.
Almost all of it is being sold to you by someone.
Sources
Selective omission as the dominant pattern in career and immigration marketing: true statements arranged so that failure rates, queue time as distinct from processing time, and costs beyond the quoted fee are absent
Companion to the existing How to spot misinformation module, applied where being misled costs years rather than money