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Look up the definition of dog whistles then, and discover they mean 'talking in coded language that means one thing to an outside audience and another to the in
by Frampy 6y ago
Look up the definition of dog whistles then, and discover they mean 'talking in coded language that means one thing to an outside audience and another to the inner circle'. Pretending you don't understand a decades old political term so you can ignore an argument is also not going to engender the good faith dialogue you claim to desire, by the way.
And what was your point about emotionally charged language? Aside from that you don't like it?
- memexy 6y agoIt's good to know I re-invented a concept that had been in politics for over a decade. Independent discoveries are always fun. I was just making observations but it's good to know what I observed is called dog whistling. So that's a correct assessment then. Scott's writing is full of dog whistles.
- Frampy 6y agoYes what a remarkable cavalcade of coincidence your life is. And why look at that, you were so busy marvelling over your ability to engage left wing dialogue in the past five years without ever hearing of dog whistles that you plum forgot to address anything I said! What a lark. Let's just pretend I said SA's writing is full of dog whistles and didn't say 'dog whistles, aka coded language, is entirely unfalsifiable and in direct opposition to the principle of good faith argument' - after all, we are already pretending to be engaging arguments in good faith.
- memexy 6y ago> Look up the definition of dog whistles then, and discover they mean 'talking in coded language that means one thing to an outside audience and another to the inner circle'. I wasn't pretending. You said what I described is called a "dog whistle". I have no problem with using that phrase.
- Frampy 6y agoVery well, perhaps now you have been enlightened you would care to address my point?
- memexy 6y agoWhich of your points do you want addressed?
- Frampy 6y agoLol, of course. You forgot dog whistles, now you've forgotten how to read - at this rate if you keep talking to me you might forget how to lie about wanting good faith discussion. Next thing you know you'll forget how to be a totalitarian altogether - and you will end up cancelled! Regardless, I have amply proven your disingenuous nature, so fill your boots chum, pretend to be stupid all you like.
- memexy 6y agoMy point about emotionally charged language is that it's deceptive. It's a trick some people use the draw in the reader and get them to identify with the writer instead of the argument they're making. So when I see emotionally charged language I rewrite it in my mind to use neutral words so that I can see without emotional bias what argument the writer is making and reason about it objectively. Emotionally charged language is a sophistic device, it's used to obscure and confuse instead of enlighten.