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One man's neutral is another's bias. I don't think you get to claim that your preferred choice of words intended to guide the thinking about something is fundam
by rcxdude 3y ago
One man's neutral is another's bias. I don't think you get to claim that your preferred choice of words intended to guide the thinking about something is fundamentally more neutral than any other: it just reflects your point of view better (whether this point of view is more accurate or useful is a seperate question entirely). Put another way: arguing about the terms and the implications of using one kind of language or another over an issue is effectively equivilent to just arguing about the actual issue, just abstracted, usually in a not very useful way.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoThere's most definitely words which carry connotations with them. However, I cannot think of any particular connotation that comes with "collision" and thus I believe it to be entirely neutral. Can you think of any bias that comes with using "collision"? What specific part of the guidelines do you think are biased or misleading? The main thrust of the guidelines is to improve accurate reporting. Also, they aim to have consistent reporting so that the type of language used for different road users should be the same. I don't really see how asking for consistency is the same as being biased.