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It does seem familiar. Almost as though the news recently may have featured a government somewhere somehow lying being called on the lie and then repeating thi
by adaml_623 13y ago
It does seem familiar. Almost as though the news recently may have featured a government somewhere somehow lying being called on the lie and then repeating this cycle a few times. </sarcasm>
I hope that these types of tricks start getting taught in schools so that young people learn to recognise them at an earlier age. More important than analysing Moby Dick.
- RougeFemme 13y agoI think similar types of tricks are taught in many U.S. school systems, but only as they apply to commercials. It would be great if critical thinking skills, in general, were taught. Schools would have to walk a fine line, though. Just as others pointed out bias in this article, parents and other "interested parties" would point out bias in the school's teaching - articles chosen for critical analysis, results of the analysis, the teacher's (perceived) bias. These battles are constantly fought at the textbook level: historical interpetation, too much/not enough multi-culturalism, evolution vs. creationism. .. Besides, what you describe can't really be tested on a standardized, fill-in-the-bubble test. And to the extent that it can, there would be endless arguments about the correct answer. Great suggestion, but hard to implement pragmatically.