Ancient Greeks’ Guide to Rejecting Propaganda and Disinformation

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(05-04-2024, 04:15 AM)Dill Wrote: Thanks Truck. I wish that public schools could take this approach more seriously. 

It would inculcate standards of rational discussion in a non-partisan way. 

That would include learning what DOESN'T count as rational discussion and why it doesn't.

Students would apply the standards to future politicians and policy discussions for the rest of their lives.

If this were successful, the sound-bite "arguments" would look weak to them,
and name-calling would seem an admission of impotence. They'd be more patient with
and respectful of developed, evidence-based arguments. 

If news is now market dependent, perhaps it would change the market, at least a little.

There would be a lot of resistance to it though . . . .

Of course there would be, as those that resort to these tactics would be exposed for what they really are.