painting Pelosi caution-yellow
prequel
Pelosi Special, self-fulfilling prophecy: Dems' smear tactic blamed on Republicans 34 sec
1 create fake narrative, opponent is target of slanderous attack
2 publish slander narrative with "leak" to publicity insider
3 employ legal attack based on published "evidence"
4 smirk as news media further publishes legal attack
5 opponent is now famously tainted with fake accusation
6 consolidate the gain in defamation by repeating the narrative until the public believes it
Wrap-up smear the strategy of Russiagate scandal; fake "dossier" used to petition FISA court for permission to spy on Trump campaign
Ad Hominem, the sour-grapes adversary tactic; if not available your way, trash it
Cosmopolitan special: when your opponent is clean, throw dirt, accuse sexual misconduct.
simple examples: Kavanaugh, Strauss-Kahn, Assange
sexual misconduct smear a favorite of the Left
Turd-flinging monkeys ((chimps) do they really? yes, and why not?)
No likum message? Murder 'im messenger. note rhetorical device, simulation of primitive speaker to suggest primitive behavior
Gladiator opening scene, "they say no"
Art of the Slur
Pejorative Language Φ
Psychology of Insults 2016 | psytdy
Slurs as the Shortcut of Discrimination 2017
Opposition's argument is clear? Obfuscate it with non-specific defamatory labels, aka the slur.
obfuscate: darken; paint it black
(expression)
Why is darkness associated with the supernatural and evil?
to paint, as a rhetorical element means draw a figurative meaning over something, or color something with an emotional suggestion, whereas black is the color of funerals, mourning, night, secrecy, ravens, bad omens, foreboding, etc.
"conspiracy theory" a CIA conspiracy to paint opposition black 2016
'psycho', a common slur (has sharper edge than 'mentally ill')
Calling people crazy or psycho seems harmless. But it can hurt 2017 (lol, that's the point, but if you think about it, labeling someone mentally ill should induce sympathy, unless audience is cruel (psycho))
why insanity attracts anger, ire
argument tactic: apply rhetoric to inspire anger
Art of the Suggestive Gesture, the non-speech hate expression
riots as communal gesture
usa riots induced by media?
parades and ceremonies are communal gestures
complex example of defamation (not a person) 'dangerous climate change'; in this case opponent is plural: economic factions that generate CO2
When your argument is fringe, protect yourself with sarcasm, aka satire. IOW argue a negative case with a positive attitude and hyperbole to illustrate how nasty it is.
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