Knowledge Fight

#13: February 14, 2017

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Feb 16, 2017
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INSIGHT

Misreading Sources Fuels Panic

  • Alex Jones used a Foreign Policy piece to claim an assassination plot, but he repeatedly misreads and misattributes sources.
  • Dan and Jordan conclude Jones often lacks reading comprehension and projects his own audience's ignorance onto others.
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Deflection Through Repetition

  • Jones framed Gen. Flynn's resignation as a moral martyrdom and a deep-state attack, despite lacking released transcripts.
  • Dan and Jordan note Jones uses repetition and deflection to avoid inconvenient truths about Flynn.
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Holy-War Framing Of Politics

  • Jones mixes religious apocalyptic rhetoric with political narrative, turning policy debates into holy war language.
  • The hosts warn this escalates emotional manipulation and can silence reasonable critique by equating dissent with support for evil.
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