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You may want to see the work of linguistics professor George Lakoff who recommends using certain patterns to disarm misinformation, like the “truth sandwich”.
by andrei_says_ 2y ago
You may want to see the work of linguistics professor George Lakoff who recommends using certain patterns to disarm misinformation, like the “truth sandwich”.
https://soundcloud.com/future-hindsight/the-truth-sandwich-george-lakoff https://soundcloud.com/future-hindsight/the-truth-sandwich-g...
One of the aspects of successful misinformation is that it establishes a desired framing of an issue. Merely repeating the framing, even to indicate its incorrectness, enforces it. The way around it is to never repeat the framing and use correct framing instead. Political speech nowadays is based on extremely weaponized framing. Once you hear this you can’t unhear it.