Tag: Media Literacy
Micro Learning (18) The Artisan (3) The Healer (6) The Sage (12)
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Straw Man Argument, Explained in Plain English
You make a specific, careful point. The person responding argues against a much more extreme, sloppier version of it instead — one you never…
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Concern Trolling, Explained in Plain English
Someone shows up in a debate not to argue the other side. Instead, they gently worry aloud that your side is “hurting its own…
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Sealioning, Explained in Plain English
Someone raises a pointed criticism. Instead of a real response, they get a flood of relentlessly polite questions. “Can you prove that?” “Do you…
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Dog Whistle, Explained in Plain English
You’ll see it get called out constantly online: “that’s a dog whistle.” Half the replies nod along. The other half ask what that’s even…