You don't need a brilliant sleuth like Sherlock Holmes to…
“You don't need a brilliant sleuth like Sherlock Holmes to figure out that the claims of Trump-Russia collusion were false. The bumbling Inspector Clouseau could have figured it out.”
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He claims that labeling opposition as extremist is a tactic to delegitimize them, regardless of the actual issue.
In simple terms: Calling opponents extremist is a rhetorical tool.
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Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we differentiate genuine threats?
- What impact does labeling have on dialogue?
Overuse can dilute true extremism.