Myths and Cards

March 23, 2007 in Life, the Universe, and Everything | No comments

Two well-done guides to check out:

The Heterosexual Agenda: Exposing The Myths is a brilliant parody, with explanations, of the anti-gay screeds so popular amongst the wingnuts. Author Jim Burroway makes the case that the heterosexuals are hellbent on destroying society — using exactly the same techniques as the professional homophobes. Read his footnotes carefully to learn how statistics can be twisted to demonize anyone at all. (Hat tip to Mike the Mad Biologist for this find.)

Chris Hoofnagle’s Denialists Deck of Cards describes the tactics used by those who spread doubts and misinformation about many sorts of problems — global warming, tobacco, pollution, and on and on. Know the cards that the obfuscators will throw down!