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Trump used the term “fake news” and we all lost it screaming about end of democracy etc… then democrats re-branded the same thing as “misinformation” and sold e
by td__30 4y ago
Trump used the term “fake news” and we all lost it screaming about end of democracy etc… then democrats re-branded the same thing as “misinformation” and sold everyone on the original “Fake news” concept of if you don’t like what someone is saying just say it’s fake and move on.
- mdp2021 4y agoPlease, careful with those '«we»' and '«we all»'. Avoidable rhetoric that does not help in understanding the point.
- td__30 4y agoIt doesn’t take away from the point, what does though is focusing on wording and forbidden “rhetoric” where as missing the argument entirely. Missing or deciding to miss is arguable in this case.
- mdp2021 4y agoI do not understand what you wrote: rephrase it with much increased clarity. I have only a suspect of what it could mean. Statements like 'We all threw stones on the adulterer' and 'We killed the planet' and 'We all lost it screaming' would serve what? "«We»" who? Your general point of the previous post seems clear enough, I am just telling you there is no need to add those formulas. Contextually, but just for example, I have no idea what you mean with that '«we all lost it»' (again but for the suspect of a generic idea): you are using a confusing "we" that seems to involve the reader, which may spend time that would be better invested than spent in reasoning "I was in the Philippines minding my own business - was the poster actually involving me?".
- bediger4000 4y agoI think you're being imprecise. Trump used (and uses) "fake news" to mean any news or analysis or opinion piece he doesn't like, factual or not. People lost it because this was a world leader dismissing factual information for personal reasons.