July 28, 2021
Modus Trollerandi
In a series of articles, we will demonstrate a few of the cheap tricks of the Rhetoric of Disinformation. Part 1: The Straw Man.
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July 28, 2021
Modus Trollerandi Part 1: The Straw Man
In a series of articles, we will demonstrate a few of the cheap tricks of the Rhetoric of Disinformation. Part 1: The Straw Man.
February 04, 2021
“Navalny Cubs and Mommy’s Revolutionaries”
Alexei Navalny and the protests against his detention are at the centre of this week’s pro-Kremlin disinformation attempts. A very clear pattern is visible: belittle the protests and defame Navalny.
January 18, 2021
The Kremlin’s New Favourite Straw Man
The "Straw Man" is a rhetorical device, used in polemical debate: a method of attacking views or ideas, never expressed by the opponent. "Neo-liberal" is the Kremlin's latest straw man.
June 01, 2020
The Malthusian Straw Men
"Bill Gates Wants to Depopulate the Planet" - this claim is an example of a "Straw Man". A straw man is a rhetorical trick, used in polemical debate. You attack your opponent, refuting arguments, views or ideas never expressed by the opponent. This means of argumentation is frequently at play by pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets.
April 17, 2020
Pro-Kremlin Media and the “Gates of Hell”
Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets find a new boogeyman - Bill Gates.
September 23, 2019
The Kremlin on Global Warming: Connecting the Dots; Disconnecting the Facts
Russian disinformation outlets are employing conspiracies to confuse audiences on the topic of climate change. Activists, demanding urgent action to cope with the challenges of climate change, are viciously attacked.