Deniers twisted logic:
The claim that Leonardo and his ilk are hypocrites is a classic conservative attack strategy of redirection (because it ignores the core issue of climate change) and of poisoning the well (because it attempts to discredit the message by discrediting the messenger).This is much easier, and perhaps more rhetorically effective, than debunking climate science itself
And isnt it convenient?
If DeCaprio doesn’t invest in green energy companies, you call him a hypocrite who isn’t willing to put his money were his mouth is. If he does, you accuse him of having a conflict of interest. Either way, you get to avoid actually considering what he’s saying.
He could live in a mud hut and walk everywhere and they'd call him a hypocrite because the aglets on his shoelaces were made of plastic, a petroleum product.
And behold:
The Michael Jordan Fallacy
This one can be used to impugn the motives of anyone in the world, in an effort to prove they are driven by greed and don't care about anyone else's problems:
"Just think if Michael Jordan had used all his talents and wealth to feed third world children, rather than to play a sport."
Of course, you can say this about anyone, famous or not:
"If your doctor really cared about people's health, he'd sell everything he owned and become a charitable frontier doctor in Africa."
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4217
Here is what DiCaprio gives back to the world:
https://educateinspirechange.org/nature/leonardo-dicaprio-foundation-surpasses-100-million-donated-to-global-environmental-efforts/
The claim that Leonardo and his ilk are hypocrites is a classic conservative attack strategy of redirection (because it ignores the core issue of climate change) and of poisoning the well (because it attempts to discredit the message by discrediting the messenger).This is much easier, and perhaps more rhetorically effective, than debunking climate science itself
And isnt it convenient?
If DeCaprio doesn’t invest in green energy companies, you call him a hypocrite who isn’t willing to put his money were his mouth is. If he does, you accuse him of having a conflict of interest. Either way, you get to avoid actually considering what he’s saying.
He could live in a mud hut and walk everywhere and they'd call him a hypocrite because the aglets on his shoelaces were made of plastic, a petroleum product.
And behold:
The Michael Jordan Fallacy
This one can be used to impugn the motives of anyone in the world, in an effort to prove they are driven by greed and don't care about anyone else's problems:
"Just think if Michael Jordan had used all his talents and wealth to feed third world children, rather than to play a sport."
Of course, you can say this about anyone, famous or not:
"If your doctor really cared about people's health, he'd sell everything he owned and become a charitable frontier doctor in Africa."
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4217
Here is what DiCaprio gives back to the world:
https://educateinspirechange.org/nature/leonardo-dicaprio-foundation-surpasses-100-million-donated-to-global-environmental-efforts/
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