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Re:Was this Google Executive deeply misinformed or lying in ... by tropdrop on Monday June 03, 2019 @04:41PM (#20088448)
One could argue that Bill Clinton's response to whether he had "sexual relations with that woman" is also a "framing issue." (How do you define relations? If you define sexual relations a certain way, Clinton's response of "no" is fine)

This kind of "framing" is equivocation (aka Orwellian double-speak) and the author is correct in calling it out.

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Re:Was this Google Executive deeply misinformed or lying in ... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday June 03, 2019 @04:57PM (#20088679)
One could argue that, but one could also say what the specific lie they think Clinton spread is. He did indeed have relations with her, and tried to trick the public into thinking he didn't.

That second part is what I don't see here. From the author's perspective, which specific facts is Mohan trying to trick the audience into disbelieving? It doesn't sound like he denied that there's extremist content attracting views on Youtube.

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