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Tag Archives: Politifact
Ei quoque
One of the lamest journalistic tropes is the ei quoque (Scott's idea): well, they do it too! It's not the tu quoque, because that means "you do it too!." This captures the gist of Politifact's defense of its sorry fact-checking: At a Republican … Continue reading
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Tagged Brent Bozell, ei quoque, Ghetto Crackhead, is quoque, Mark Steyn, Politifact, Skinny
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In their view, A is A.
No doubt many have now heard of the controversy surrounding Politifact's "Lie of the Year." So has Politifact, apparently. They respond to all of the very straightforward criticism with some very general points about how everyone is biased. Then they remark: PolitiFact … Continue reading
How equivocations work
Offhand I can think of two uses for deploying the subtle semantic strategy called "equivocation." The first is to cover up the fact that you're lying about something; the second is to make it look like someone else is lying … Continue reading
Posted in Equivocation, General discussion
Tagged Equivocation, lie of the year, Politifact, Washington Monthly
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