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The real name isn't really neutral either. You have to consider at least a little bit that having the word "affordable" in the name is naturally going to bias p
by jack-r-abbit 13y ago
The real name isn't really neutral either. You have to consider at least a little bit that having the word "affordable" in the name is naturally going to bias people toward it. I doubt the Subsidized Care Act would poll very favorably.
- gnaritas 13y agoThe real name doesn't have to be neutral, it has the benefit of being the actual name and thus is correct to use when you are being neutral.
- jack-r-abbit 13y agoYou said: That the affordable care act polls higher than Obamacare should make that clear to you. So I meant during the polling... one name already had bias baked into it by using the word affordable rather than the word subsidized. Not many people are keen on subsidies when you call them subsidies. But if you just say something is now more affordable and don't tell people it is more affordable because it is subsidized, you have baked in a bias from the start. So naturally that bias is going to be reflected in more favorable polling results.