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Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by watwut on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:41AM (#28402873)
> The speaker chooses to deploy a style [...] The bias being present in the speaker is the key factor to understanding this phenomenon. The experiment that I propose is: if the bias was gone, would the speaker still use this speaking technique?
Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by junon on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:56AM (#28402993)
> . . . subconsciously used as a defense mechanism

> It is a subconscious defense mechanism.

Clearly they mean the "choice" is subconscious. Perhaps poor wording but only if you ignore the rest of the comment is it unclear what they mean.

Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by nightowl_games on Friday September 03, 2021 @11:21AM (#28405408)
I appreciate your statements here. You are correct. It's an unconscious choice. Remember: the bias exists in the speaker.
Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by watwut on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:07PM (#28409426)
That does not make any sense. You are projecting own feelings into speaker and then claiming speaker somehow want you to have those feelings.
Re:U.S. labor agency investigating two complaints from Apple... by junon on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:12PM (#28410002)
I can't make heads or tails what you mean here. Please explain why you think they are "projecting own feelings".