Currently, dark legal forces are operating in Washington “bunkers” to contest a Trump victory by examining a range of legal challenges to results in states where the voting is close.
The tools of the propagandist were summarized very well in this podcast: Fear, Bandwagon, Card Stacking, Plain folks, testimonials, name calling (deflection), transfer, false analogy, either or fallacy, faulty cause and effect, euphemisms, loaded words, scapegoat, and a logical disconnect.
Scary to see so many of these showing up in our current environment.
Thanks Irwin. Yes - all the tools have been in play and continue to be well employed. Patrick Wood has provided simple and valuable ways for us to be informed. You are right - all seem to be used at the moment and who knows what is coming??
The tools of the propagandist were summarized very well in this podcast: Fear, Bandwagon, Card Stacking, Plain folks, testimonials, name calling (deflection), transfer, false analogy, either or fallacy, faulty cause and effect, euphemisms, loaded words, scapegoat, and a logical disconnect.
Scary to see so many of these showing up in our current environment.
Thanks Irwin. Yes - all the tools have been in play and continue to be well employed. Patrick Wood has provided simple and valuable ways for us to be informed. You are right - all seem to be used at the moment and who knows what is coming??