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> having an educated population that can tell fact from fiction, engage in critical thinking, and resist fascism? That's contrary to Reason's (the publisher) g
by malfist 2y ago
> having an educated population that can tell fact from fiction, engage in critical thinking, and resist fascism?
That's contrary to Reason's (the publisher) goals
- vundercind 2y agoI don’t think HN is as aware that Reason is basically a joke of a publication that’s so consistently and provably wrong you’d think that was their goal (and, in fact, in a way it is) the way some online spaces are. It’s not a source familiar to this crowd.
- ungreased0675 2y agoThat’s a textbook ad homenim attack. Do you have an issue with the article specifically? The methodology?
- malfist 2y agoSure it's an ad homenim fallacy, but it the real world, sometimes you have to make judgement calls on them to just keep moving on. You can't spend all your days proving Batboy doesn't exist just because Weekly World News published a new article about how he was spotted
- vundercind 2y agoIt’s basic media literacy. Even if Sean Hannity says the sky’s blue, I’m not gonna cite him. Again: HN’s not very familiar with this source, as other crowds would be.