Got this while I was browsing the net…not that I intend to find this certain topic, just felt like posting that’s all. By the way, it was porn.
DON’T know what to believe? Urban myths spread like wildfire - at the bar, via e-mail, even in local newspapers and on TV news reports. Here are some way to spot one, according to journalist and creator of the Urban Myth board game, Scott Magnish:
- Your brother-in-law’s flatmate’s friend: myths are never first-hand and almost always many times removed.
- Semi-anonymous attribution: if the suspected myth is in the news, quotes are almost untraceable, as no proper names are given. (e.g. "police spokesperson" is quoted, not indicating who’s that "spokesperson" the news is referring to.)
- Too good to be true: "If you think about the story, you can poke a couple of holes in it yourself"-Magnish.
- The truth is on the Internet: c’mon guys, I think I made my point quite clear…everything’s on the Internet. Including porn.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment