Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media.
Posted in General on Oct 28th, 2003
Via Atrios, this must-read interview with George Lakoff, a UC Berkeley professor of linguistics and cognitive science, highlights the use of language in the selling of political ideas:
Do any of the Democratic Presidential candidates grasp the importance of framing?
None. They don’t get it at all. But they’re in a funny position. The framing changes that [...]
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