This is a perfect example of the "both-sides-ism" #trolltactic.🧌
Here, a troll is abusing the Community Notes system, claiming that both sides (Democrat and Republican) in the USA are "just as bad."
Except this post by Trump's niece Mary shows one side is flying N*zi flags.🤨
Today's examples of Big Oil activity on Flipboard, where regular troll account Barrie continues to dump nonsense and disinformation in climate change article replies.
It's a common #trolltactic to spread doubt, confusing the public and getting them to disengage from solutions.😠
You can browse hundreds of troll / bot / denier examples tagged with my #trolltactic tag, to learn how to spot them.🔎
It takes time, and patience too: don't presume someone's being dishonest, when they MAY just be uninformed.⚠️
It takes a few replies to tell the difference.🤔
PS - You can browse hundreds of troll / bot / denier examples tagged with my #trolltactic tag, to learn how to spot them.
It takes time, and patience too: don't presume someone's being dishonest, when they MAY just be uninformed.
It takes a few replies to know the difference.🤔
Conflating science with religion is a deliberate #trolltactic that Peterson and his enablers are pushing to undermine the validity of science in the public mind.
By making religion "just as valid" as scientific evidence, they gain power.
Full details:...
Scapegoating is a very common #trolltactic.
Climate change deniers, trolls and bots often deflect attention from the West's large culpability by regularly blaming other countries for 'Not Doing Enough' - especially putting China and India at top billing:...
"Justice, everyday debate, science, etc… each have variations on who bears what degree of the Burden of Proof. In general, the person who makes a new claim must provide the evidence."
This is a common #trolltactic of those who say "Do your own...
PS - this is a common #trolltactic, called Reversing the Burden of Proof, often used by science deniers along with the trite "Do your own research!" catchphrase.
Today's example of a Big Oil troll attacking both Canada's Prime Minister (Conservatives flood social media with "Resign!" posts) and his plan to hasten our transition to heat pumps, which is a big problem for fossil fuel industry profits.
More SOP #trolltactic talking points.🤨
"Feelings are used instead of facts as evidence that something is true, or not." -@Thinkingpowers
The Appeal to Emotion logical fallacy is a common #trolltactic, as most of us are vulnerable to emotional manipulation and are often unaware that it's being used.
Learn to spot it.
"Disinformation works in part by convincing us not to trust reliable sources of information."
- @Thinkingpowers
Doubt, distrust, deflection, division and disinformation are all #trolltactic tools used to confuse the public via social media on vital issues we NEED to solve ASAP.
This is a common #trolltactic used by climate deniers.
It's meant to shut down discussion, foster doubt and confuse the general public. It's also designed to waste the time of climate activists in trying to address the flood of nonsense.
Don't get pulled into their game, folks!
"Blame the messenger" is a common #trolltactic.🧌
It shifts focus from ACTUAL issues (ie. manmade climate change) to activists trying to raise public awareness about such, like @JustStop_Oil.
This thread (I won't link to it, it's awful) is FULL of such nasty trolls.
1/2 ctd.👇
PS - the 'blame game' is also a common #trolltactic used to delay #ClimateAction:
"But if CHINA and INDIA aren't doing enough, why should the REST of us do anything?"
Which ignores the reality that the #ClimateCrisis doesn't care about political...
PS - a VERY common #trolltactic is claiming "More people die from cold than heat!" regarding the dangers of #climatechange, which IGNORES the simple fact that it's FAR more DIFFICULT to COOL DOWN during heatwaves than it is to warm up during a cold...
Trolls, they'll just keep trying to provoke you...😁
This one dropped by my post with a Whataboutism #trolltactic, trying to draw me into an argument about belief.✝️
Instead, I blocked him and I'll have forgotten he existed within ten more minutes.🚫👹
Don't waste your time.⌚...
2/3 When I replied, Chris immediately claimed to be involved in the production of #ElectricVehicles AND chargers, in an attempt to claim false authority. 🤨
It's a common #trolltactic, just like climate deniers pretending to be experts in many scientific fields.
Watch for it.👀
This is a popular #trolltactic to watch for, which IGNORES the HUGE impacts of fossil fuels on our world, like the RAPID increase in global temperature, widespread environmental pollution, and the early deaths of millions of people (and billions of other creatures and plants).🤨
It's a common #trolltactic to keep asking questions and pointing out the few uncertainties of the #ClimateCrisis, and ignoring the massive quantity of evidence supporting the science.
#BeAware of how Big Oil's disinformation campaign works, folks, and of those helping it along.
Those who spread disinformation online often make up stories to support their delusional worldview.😜
This one blames activists using DARVO, a classic #trolltactic of abusers: Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender.
It can also be projection of the abuser's own crimes.👀
My reply may have been a bit sarcastic. 😊
Accusing someone of being 'brainwashed' is an easy (and lazy!) excuse.
It's a common #trolltactic that allows the accuser to ignore anything the other person says, while avoiding examining their own bad opinions and inherent biases. 🤔
'CO2 starvation' is a common #trolltactic used by deniers and the ignorant, meant to scare the public.
There's ZERO chance of global CO2 levels declining again over the next few centuries, given the HUGE rate of emissions today from human civilization.📈...
A common #trolltactic of climate change denial is to complain that climate activists like @GretaThunberg "aren't experts!" 🤨
This lets deniers focus on using ad hominems to attack individuals, and avoid discussing the HUGE volume of evidence supporting climate change science.📚
Here's a common #trolltactic used by climate change deniers:
Packing a bunch of misleading talking points into a single reply.
The intent: to make YOU work HARD to debunk them ALL, and if you do?
You'll just get MORE in the next reply.🤨
Deniers DON'T CARE about evidence.⛔
"Follow the money!" is a common #trolltactic deflection, meant to cast doubt on the trustworthiness of scientists / science agencies.
Yet such trolls NEVER question the motives OR funding of Big Oil, its agencies or enablers, which are FAR more profitable than climate science.🤨
A common #trolltactic:
"The link you posted proves MY point, not yours!"
It's an easy deflection to confuse other readers who RARELY open linked articles.
Counter it by asking SPECIFICALLY for the section that "proves THEIR point" and you'll find trolls can't answer directly.
A common #trolltactic is to whine "Climate activists are hypocrites b/c they don't walk everywhere or wear clothes made from dirt!" 🤨
It's a PR line designed to shut down criticism without addressing its substance. What's worse: it's a logical...
A common #trolltactic:
"The use of carbon dioxide (CO2) supplementation, a practice of adding CO2 to greenhouses to enhance photosynthesis and boost plant growth, is not evidence that increased levels of CO2 in Earth’s atmosphere are a good...
They very often nasty narcissists:
“DARVO stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It describes a manipulative #trolltactic often used by abusers to avoid taking responsibility for their actions and shift the blame onto their...
Another Big Oil #trolltactic: economic fear.📉⚠️
This troll ALSO uses a religious angle for #climatechange denial, which ties into using fear.
"We CAN'T change ANYTHING or it will all COLLAPSE!" is alarmism: ironic, coming from trolls who accuse it of #ClimateAction activists.
