👌 On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 8:27 AM uǝlƃ ☣ <geprope...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The problem doesn't lie with any one of Dave's questionable assertions. > The problem lies with his narrative arc. That arc argues that *others* (not > Dave) claim non-credible expertise. Yet Dave implies over and over again > that he has such credibility. Each list item and conclusion are replete > with subjective perspective, but are stated with absolute authority. > > For example: "mainstream media outlets in the US assume their audience is > composed of idiots ..." > > Never mind the unjustified generalization in lumping, say, MSNBC with Fox > News. The idea that there even is such a thing as "mainstream media" given > that many people get their news from Facebook or Twitter (for whatever > that's worth) is just nonsense. > > One of the signals for "fake news" is whether or not it tweaks you, > triggers you. Dave's post is chock full of trigger phrases intended to > pluck at the tiny little drawstrings that evoke one's prejudices. It could > have been submitted as an authentic *rant*. Had Dave peppered the post with > qualifiers like "I think", "It seems to me", or "In my opinion", it would > be easier to read as such an authentic rant. Instead, Dave is > authoritatively presenting his beliefs as if they are facts, either > rigorously established during a 2 day road trip or patently obvious to > those in the know. > > To be clear, I'm not claiming any of Dave's questionable beliefs are > false, only committing a bit of tu quoque. Dave's rant is as guilty of > authoritarianism as his targets. > > On 4/13/20 9:59 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > > Among Dave's odd remarks, > > -- > ☣ uǝlƃ > > .-. .- -. -.. --- -- -..-. -.. --- - ... -..-. .- -. -.. -..-. -.. .- ... > .... . ... > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> > http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > -- Frank Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918
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