Analysis Of Internet Troll By Lisa Selin Davis

Research on the Debunker
After reading the article “Internet Troll” by blogger Lisa Selin Davis. I started to wonder about internet trolls. While anyone can write a blog. They are more commonly used by writers who want to reach out to a certain audience about a specific topic. In Ms. Davis case, she writes about real estates. The blog itself has the ability to allow readers to write a response about the article posted or written if the author permits it. Some responses are kind, other are considered to be informative and then you have the troll. Her article describes trolls as individuals who write inflammatory remarks to evoke an emotional response or reaction. In her article, she talks about four types of trolls as described by a cultural anthropologist Oliver Moran. I would like to focus on the “debunker”. I would like …show more content…
Any subject in particular. As mentioned in the second paragraph some debunkers may have certain knowledge or expertise about the subject of a blog or the blog author. A blogger doesn’t have to be an expert on the subject they are writing about. They, however, should have a general idea of the topic or subject of their blog. For example, Ms. Davis blogs about real estate. It would be a given she knows something about real estate. Individuals who read her blog may very well be an informed public, or just someone who wants some general information on real estate. A debunker troll will read the article with precision and may then, in the comment area write his reason for debunking the article and to attract attention he may respond in an inflammatory manner to stand out and guarantee that his response will be read and even expect a reply from the author. It has been said while I did the research on the net, there are debunker trolls who are professionals at what they do. There is the allegation that they even get paid to do so. I have to verify this eventually, but I do not find it out of the