If so, there’s no better way to detect it than to consider the class that makes the claim. “This is,” they explain, “our attempt to fight back.”The problem of bullshit transcends political bounds, the class teaches. The proliferation of bullshit, according to West and Bergstrom, is “not a matter of left- or rightwing ideology; both sides of the aisle have proven themselves facile at creating and spreading bullshit. Is bullshit considered bullshit if the deception was unintentionally presented? Calling Bullshit is not dedicated to teaching students that Fox News promotes “fake news” or that National Enquirer headlines are fallacious.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2019 05:31 UTC