Triggernometry
Executive Summary
TRIGGERnometry is a free speech YouTube show and podcast. We believe in open, fact-based discussion of important and controversial issues. Comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) create fun-but-serious conv...
Across 10 videos, this channel demonstrates moderate persuasion intensity, primarily through Responsibility reframing. Recurring themes suggest consistent operative goals beyond stated content.
Key Metrics
Responsibility reframing
Reframing a situation so the person who caused harm appears to be the real victim, and the actual victim appears responsible. It forces observers to reconsider who deserves sympathy, distracting from the original wrongdoing.
Freyd's DARVO framework (1997) — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender
Channel Rating
High-intensity persuasion, but relatively transparent about it. Strong opinions stated openly — evaluate the arguments on their merits.
What's Valuable Here
Provides a clear articulation of the 'Great Replacement' adjacent political theory from a prominent literary figure, illustrating a specific strain of contemporary Western political thought.
U.S. Immigration Policy Is Politically Motivated - Lionel Sh...
Provides a clear, concise summary of the Canadian opposition leader's hierarchy of foreign policy priorities regarding the US-China-Canada triangle.
Pierre Poilievre on Canada’s ties with China and the U.S.
Provides a clear, unfiltered look at the rhetorical strategy and policy priorities of Canada's leading opposition figure.
The Elite have Betrayed the People - Canada’s Opposition Lea...
Provides a concise example of the 'anti-woke' intellectual critique of modern altruism and its psychological motivations.
It's Suicidal Vanity - Lionel Shriver
Provides a concise summary of the Roman-Jewish wars and the political climate of Judea in the 1st century BC.
The Ancient History of Israel & the Holy Land
Provides a concise summary of the geological skeptic's view on climate history, specifically the role of carbon sequestration in rocks.
“There's no relationship between temperature and carbon diox...
Persuasion Dimensions
Most Used Techniques
Responsibility reframing
Reframing a situation so the person who caused harm appears to be the real victim, and the actual victim appears responsible. It forces observers to reconsider who deserves sympathy, distracting from the original wrongdoing.
Freyd's DARVO framework (1997) — Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender
Performed authenticity
The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.
Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity
Association
Pairing a new idea, product, or person with something you already feel positively or negatively about. The goal is to transfer your existing emotional response without any logical connection. It works below conscious awareness.
Evaluative conditioning (Pavlov); IPA 'Transfer' technique (1937)
In-group/Out-group framing
Leveraging your tendency to automatically trust information from "our people" and distrust outsiders. Once groups are established, people apply different standards of evidence depending on who is speaking.
Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979); Cialdini's Unity principle (2016)
Single-cause framing
Attributing a complex outcome to a single cause, ignoring the web of contributing factors. A clean explanation is more satisfying and easier to act on than a complicated one. Especially effective when the proposed cause is something you already dislike.
Fallacy of the single cause; Kahneman's WYSIATI principle
Viewer Guidance
Information is consistently shaped from one angle. Seek out how other sources present the same facts.
People or groups are reduced to types. Consider whether the characterization serves the argument more than the truth.
Arguments rely on assumptions treated as obvious. Ask what you'd need to already believe for the claims to land.