Someone here is mad that their people are getting called out.
@yogthos 5. Use of emotionally charged language: The words like ‘hysteria’, ‘atrocities’, ‘rampages’ play with the emotions of the readers, leading them to take sides without looking into the facts.
Such manipulation could be intended to steer readers towards a particular point of view on these complex geopolitical issues.
Use of emotionally charged language: The words like ‘hysteria’, ‘atrocities’, ‘rampages’ play with the emotions of the readers, leading them to take sides without looking into the facts.
This applies 10 fold to virtually all western media coverage of the Ukraine war.
Writing “objectively” is also biased, it just supports the status quo. I actually think it’s more deceitful to try and hide support of the status quo behind so called “objective language”, yog makes no effort to hide that he’s a communist and that is his bias.
For instance, the status quo opinion is that Israel is 100% justified in genocidng Palestinians. Couching our language to “let people come to their own conclusions” directly supports that genocide
@yogthos This text uses several manipulative techniques:
- Biased language: The phrases “media hysteria”, “alleged Russian atrocities”, “rampages by Israeli troops and settlers” all communicate the author’s perspective or bias right off the bat, rather than presenting facts objectively. The strong language manipulates the reader’s empathy and emotions.
Wait, are you defending the occupation regime’s genocide of palestinians?
@yogthos 2. Loaded comparisons: By comparing two significantly different geopolitical situations, the writer is employing the technique of a false equivalence. The comparison is manipulative because it’s designed to imply an unfair bias in media coverage without fully demonstrating it.
@yogthos 3. Suppressed evidence or half-truths: The phrase “silence over the rampages,” suggests that there is no media coverage of issues in the occupied West Bank, which isn’t completely accurate. Many outlets do cover this topic, so the statement can be seen as manipulative.
- Misrepresentation: Calling the Russian actions in Ukraine “alleged” is a way of potentially downplaying the severity or validity of documented attacks or violations.
Another brooklynman! All debatebro, no substance
@yogthos oh my god dude, you’re a gold mine!
You should probably stick to the software side of the fediverse. I think you’re out of your league here.
I’m guessing from the :clojure: in their profile that they’re a clojure dev. I recall seeing @yogthos@lemmy.ml mention on multiple occasions that he’s also a clojure developer. Is he Yogthos’s evil twin?
