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Does Kate or any of her peers ever discuss the particulars of how language is used by those on both sides of various disagreements to imply certain facts withou
by mistermann 3y ago
Does Kate or any of her peers ever discuss the particulars of how language is used by those on both sides of various disagreements to imply certain facts without asserting them outright (as in the GP comment)?
- dredmorbius 3y agoI'm not sure if she discusses that specific element of disinformation, though her research covers a number of dimensions, from disinfo-at-scale in social networks to types of disinformation. Her publications are listed at her UW bio page: <https://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/profile/kstarbi https://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/profile/kstarbi> "Disinformation campaigns are murky blends of truth, lies and sincere beliefs – lessons from the pandemic (2020)" might address that point: <https://theconversation.com/disinformation-campaigns-are-murky-blends-of-truth-lies-and-sincere-beliefs-lessons-from-the-pandemic-140677 https://theconversation.com/disinformation-campaigns-are-mur...> Specific rhetorical methods of disinformation seems like a topic others are working on. Possibly useful DDG search: <https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=rhetoric+of+disinformation+vague+language&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=rhetoric+of+disinformation+...>