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Re:Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses to desc... by Xylakant on Saturday June 08, 2019 @03:52AM (#20131186)
You’re attacking a strawman. I didn’t say readers should take anything as unbiased. I just pointed out that the guardian neither pretends to be unbiased, nor would it be obliged to be. So what’s the point you’re making?
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Re:Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses to desc... by mistermann on Saturday June 08, 2019 @07:12PM (#20135816)
> I didn’t say readers should take anything as unbiased.

Nor did I say you did, speaking of strawmen.

> So what’s the point you’re making?

I guess that creating an implicit/casual mainstream narrative that is objectively false may contribute to second order unintended negative consequences (as in: "hmmm, if they're being untrue about <subject A>, maybe they're doing the same on <subjects B,C,D> as <authoritarian leader> claims"), and that it is doubly silly to do when you mostly have the truth on your side.

It's only a theory, measuring such things is notoriously difficult, but I think it jives extremely well with human behavior on both political extremes.

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