Post #1935821
2026-04-30 20:02 UTC
There may be something relevant in wikipedia's list of [propaganda techniques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_techniques) but I think the mostly it's just what is technically called "lying."
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@sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-04-30 23:03
"Taking a statement out of context." The context was the robbery that occurred, and blue-hair as an identifier for the robber. Now if in this hypothetical, blue-hair was a slur, Bob ~~Mike~~ is not doing himself any favors.
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@404@lemmy.zip 2026-04-30 20:05
[List of fallacies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fallacies) is also really good