Anatomy of Scams, Smears, and Political Dirty Tricks: Difference between revisions
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Simple insults and name-calling | Simple insults and name-calling | ||
Lived experiences | |||
Include one a weak version of something the opposition is asking for in a bill and then blame them when they don't support it. | |||
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/top-5-dirty-tricks-in-politics/ | |||
Smearing the messenger | |||
False flag | |||
See [[Saul Alinsky]] | See [[Saul Alinsky]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:11, 5 June 2024
Warning there's a lot of smoke and mirrors here
Distorting words.
Cherry-pick data
Take quotes out of context
Political theater
Fact-checkers
Generalized from unusual single cases
Big Lie
Claiming a minor misstatement or ambiguous statement is a "lie"
Simple insults and name-calling
Lived experiences
Include one a weak version of something the opposition is asking for in a bill and then blame them when they don't support it.
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/all-about-ethics/top-5-dirty-tricks-in-politics/
Smearing the messenger
False flag
See Saul Alinsky