Experts and Cons

There are two groups of people using the term, ‘experts,’ and both are part of the same con.

When somebody says, ‘just trust me, I’m an expert,’ you know you are about to be fed something untrue and probably something that will hurt you in some way. True experts don’t use this term nor behave this way. A real expert has a quiet confidence about them that makes you know, just know, that they are telling you something true. They not only know their stuff, but they are able to communicate it to you in a way that you can understand. This is a true expert.

The other kind, the conmen, need to resort to fallacy and coercion to get their point across. They have to beat you over the head with their ‘expertise.’ Their credentials are the important part of communicating themselves to you. When trying to convince you about something, they want you to believe them because of who they are, not by the truth of the matter they are trying to con you on. Easy to spot.

The other part of the con is the conman’s accomplice = the media. These are the useful idiots who are fed by the conman and will say anything to give the illusion of legitimacy to whatever the con is. You can safely ignore pretty much any media who has to resort to using the term ‘experts say’ in the hit piece. If they do find a true expert, they will often try to discredit him/her by questioning their credentials. It’s the same play the con uses, just in reverse. ‘We don’t believe what you are saying, not because we have judged the logic and truth of the matter you are communicating, but because we don’t approve of your credentials.’ The conman’s accomplice is there to deflect attention away from the true experts and shine the light on their approved conmen. Again easy to spot.

Addendum. Virtue signaling is also a giveaway. In the case above, it is the Ukrainian flag but it can be whatever the current ‘thing’ is that they are promoting to create the conflict they feed on. See that flag being used as a virtue signal = the con is not far behind.