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MENTAL MODEL · M5502

Opinion Leader

Opinion Leader
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Information dissemination does not go directly from media to the public, but flows in two steps: first to active opinion leaders, who then process and transmit it to their followers. Opinion leaders play a filtering and interpreting role in social networks.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

The setter in influence. If you want to influence the masses, do not shout directly at them (inefficient). Find the key 1% opinion leaders, win them over, and the remaining 99% will be influenced by them on your behalf.

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Two-step flow: information first reaches opinion leaders, who then influence their followers. The mechanism is that the leader's expertise or credibility gives them an intermediary amplifying effect.

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Source support: Explicit

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