Review:
Post Truth Politics
overall review score: 1.5
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Post-truth politics is a political culture in which debate is framed largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to which factual rebuttals are ignored.
Key Features
- Emphasis on emotion over facts
- Repetition of talking points
- Disregard for factual rebuttals
Pros
- No pros listed
Cons
- Undermines objective truth
- Encourages misinformation
- Diminishes trust in institutions