Disinformation Tactics

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appeal to compromised authority - insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome.

49:09 : Presenting information as authoritative based on the speaker's expert status while the source is biased. more...

36:42 : Presenting an expert’s opinion as true while highlighting their financial ties to an interested party. more...

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- insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome.
: AA Some experts say you can test too much, without specifying who says that.

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- insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome.
: AA Many world leaders have praised Trump's COVID response, without specifying who those world leaders are.

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- insisting something is true because an expert on the issue says it's true, when that expert has a vested interest in the outcome.
: FA Cruz cites the victims of school shootings as experts in knowing how to best reduce school shootings.

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