Re:Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses to desc...
by mistermann on Saturday June 08, 2019 @07:12PM
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> 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.
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.