Difference between revisions of "Libertarian Framing"
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I'm always amazed at how vulnerable we all are to simple framing tricks. | I'm always amazed at how vulnerable we all are to simple framing tricks. | ||
| − | I greatly admire the writings of Cosma Shalizi in his weblog (and elsewhere), but a recent entry, | + | I greatly admire the writings of Cosma Shalizi in his weblog (and elsewhere), but a recent entry, [http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/296.html Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise], left me irritated. He starts a hypothetical discussion with a libertarian with the libertarian asking: |
"Why on earth are you in favor of giving the state any more governmental power than is absolutely unavoidable? It'll just be abused." | "Why on earth are you in favor of giving the state any more governmental power than is absolutely unavoidable? It'll just be abused." | ||
| − | Cosma then proceeds with a defensive attitude, which by accepting the frames, yields the discussion. (See the | + | Cosma then proceeds with a defensive attitude, which by accepting the frames, yields the discussion. (See the [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/ Rockridge Institute] for how this framing works.) |
There are at least seven significant framing tricks in this brief statement. | There are at least seven significant framing tricks in this brief statement. | ||
