Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, used a technique called "The Big Lie." He knew that people begin to believe that a statement is true simply because it has been repeated a number of times. The formal name for this technique is:
A) the validity effect.
B) groupthink.
C) diffusion of responsibility.
D) symbolic racism.

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The technique used by Goebbels is commonly known as "The Big Lie," which refers to the idea that people are more likely to believe a falsehood if it is repeated often enough. This phenomenon is related to the validity effect, which is the tendency for people to believe that information is accurate based on its familiarity. Therefore, choice A is the best answer as it directly refers to the technique used by Goebbels.

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