Well, the thinking which I've noticed become prevalent might be classified under "hasty generalization", probably because disinfo operations hammer on that basic fault in reasoning to drive people away from the truth. Selling you a particular lie is ideal, but divorcing you from the truth is imperative.
Suppose you take nukes. People will look at an example or two of fakery and conclude that--absolutely--all nukes are fake. Disinfo then piles on. The exact same works in reverse. It sounds ridiculous, but it's amazingly effective (which is why They do it).
I don't know how many times I've told people, "Some are fake and some are real, and some real ones have been set off which they tell you was something else or ignore entirely." They believe this to be an absurd statement, utter lunacy. These people will never discover the truth.
I suppose this all goes to show that very few people are capable of what we're supposed to think everyone does: gather evidence, exercise their reasoning and judgement, and come to a conclusion if warranted. That's not how it goes for most.
"They" are well aware that's not how it goes for most.
Well, the thinking which I've noticed become prevalent might be classified under "hasty generalization", probably because disinfo operations hammer on that basic fault in reasoning to drive people away from the truth. Selling you a particular lie is ideal, but divorcing you from the truth is imperative.
Suppose you take nukes. People will look at an example or two of fakery and conclude that--absolutely--all nukes are fake. Disinfo then piles on. The exact same works in reverse. It sounds ridiculous, but it's amazingly effective (which is why They do it).
I don't know how many times I've told people, "Some are fake and some are real, and some real ones have been set off which they tell you was something else or ignore entirely." They believe this to be an absurd statement, utter lunacy. These people will never discover the truth.
I suppose this all goes to show that very few people are capable of what we're supposed to think everyone does: gather evidence, exercise their reasoning and judgement, and come to a conclusion if warranted. That's not how it goes for most.
"They" are well aware that's not how it goes for most.