Episode 178 • • 43:35 - 51:29
178: HAARP-ing on Earthquakes
Media Deconstruction, Carl Taro Greenfield, Hit Piece Techniques
John C. Dvorak deconstructs the specific rhetorical techniques used by writer Carl Taro Greenfield in the Time Magazine profile of Jenny McCarthy. He identifies "poisoning the well" through descriptors like "corn-fed cute" and "foul-mouthed." Dvorak also highlights the inclusion of Dr. Paul Offit, characterizing him as a pharmaceutical industry "stooge" for Merck who lacks objectivity in the vaccine debate.