The document outlines 25 rules of disinformation that can be used to undermine opponents including questioning their motives, manufacturing new "truths", associating them with old news or impossible standards of evidence, and ultimately trying to distract or silence them. The overall aim seems to be sowing doubt about opponents and changing the conversation rather than directly addressing their arguments.
The document outlines 25 rules of disinformation that can be used to undermine opponents including questioning their motives, manufacturing new "truths", associating them with old news or impossible standards of evidence, and ultimately trying to distract or silence them. The overall aim seems to be sowing doubt about opponents and changing the conversation rather than directly addressing their arguments.
The document outlines 25 rules of disinformation that can be used to undermine opponents including questioning their motives, manufacturing new "truths", associating them with old news or impossible standards of evidence, and ultimately trying to distract or silence them. The overall aim seems to be sowing doubt about opponents and changing the conversation rather than directly addressing their arguments.
2. Become incredulous and indignant 14. Demand complete solutions 3. Create Rumor mongers 15. Fit the facts to alternate conclusions 4. Use straw man – you look good opponent look bad 16. Vanish evidence and witnesses 5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule 17. Change the subject 6. Attack and disappear without retort 18. Emotionalize,Antagonize, and Goad opponents 7. Question motives – imply opponent personally biased 19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs 8. Invoke authority association 20. False evidence 9. Play dumb 21. Frame the innocent target as guilty 10. Associate opponent with old news 22. Manufacture new truth 11. Establish and rely upon fall-back positions 23. Create bigger distractions 12. Enigmas have no solution - too complex to solve 24. Silence critics 13. Obfuscate issue with logic which lacks material fact 25. Vanish yourself
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