Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Redd_October t1_j2nvt1a wrote

Reply to comment by notpaultx in Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms by Creative_soja

That's quite a strawman you've got there.

You're assuming his statement is commutative, and then only addressing the inverse, which is not what he said.

He didn't say that only stupid people distrust elites, and he didn't say that they are stupid because they distrust elites. You're also assuming all "elites" are equal.

At no point did you actually address anything he actually said.

10

notpaultx t1_j2p3dif wrote

After rereading my post, I am unable to see where the strawman fallacy is in play but I can see where I may have not shown where the comment came from. The original comment was quoting from the comment above and his comment was written below in quotes.

>Conspiracy mentality is characterized by distrust of elites

"Stupid people think they know more than smart people."

Changing the original quote into their own words, I was pointing out that the statement "Conspiracy mentality is characterized by distrust of elites" does not mean the same thing as "stupid people think they know more than smart people". In the study, the elites mentioned were those directly involved with the question regarding wind turbine placement. This would include the local elected officials and the management of the corporation involved.

At what point in the persons involved in the study does the study define the education of the individuals compared to the local officials or corporate elites in a way where you can accurately state that "Stupid people think they know more than smart people"?

7