#GreatBarringtonDeclaration: #COVID19 deniers are following a propaganda path laid down by creationists, HIV/AIDS denialists, and climate science deniers, that of the list of scientists and a fake appeal to authority.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/great-barrington-declaration/ …
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Replying to @MarkHoofnagle
Yep. I think I'll call these "declarations," "petitions," and "open letters" signed by a bunch of scientists or doctors (who rarely have the relevant expertise to make such sweeping comments) "scientific astroturf" or "medical astroturf."
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Mark Hoofnagle Retweeted John Cook
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@johnfocook calls this magnified minority.https://twitter.com/johnfocook/status/1314301046756384794 …Mark Hoofnagle added,
0:24John Cook @johnfocookMagnified minority is a denial technique amplifying the contrarians' significance to convey the impression of expert disagreement. The Global Warming Petition Project uses this technique: it amounts to less than 1% of U.S. science graduates (full video at http://youtu.be/gecDy9wDuCs ) pic.twitter.com/e9jHZH4qmg1 reply 4 retweets 15 likes
Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @johnfocook
Also a great name.
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