[GraceG]

The Media is nothing more than “Mass Delphi Technique”

Here is what the Delphi Technique is:
“ In group settings, the Delphi Technique is an unethical method of achieving consensus on controversial topics. It requires well-trained professionals, known as “facilitators” or “change agents,” who deliberately escalate tension among group members, pitting one faction against another to make a preordained viewpoint appear “sensible,” while making opposing views appear ridiculous. “

http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/1998/nov98/focus.html

[Duke C.]

I believe that is also called the Straw man Argument.