Here is a nice piece on 'false equivalence' journalism, where any fact requires an opposing statement, no matter how...

Here is a nice piece on 'false equivalence' journalism, where any fact requires an opposing statement, no matter how irrelevant. #ignorance #falseequivalence #media
http://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/09/trump-time-capsule-92-how-the-media-undermine-american-democracy/498461/

"“We live in a world of radical ignorance, and the marvel is that any kind of truth cuts through the noise,” says...

"“We live in a world of radical ignorance, and the marvel is that any kind of truth cuts through the noise,” says Proctor.

It is unfortunate that people are so easily (and willingly) misled.

#ignorance #sellingdoubt #agnotology
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160105-the-man-who-studies-the-spread-of-ignorance