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2004-04-09
Objectivity: psychological vs linguistic vs metaphysical
Matt Yglesias has an interesting post this afternoon on what constitutes an objective media. The linguistic distinctions have to do with connotation as much as with denotation.
... There are some descriptions ("neo-Nazis," "separatists," "democratically elected representatives") that are fairly clearly wrong. The issue, however, of whether they are "rebels," "terrorists," "thugs," "insurgents," "freedom fighters" or whatever is not really a question of fact where the people who use a term that you would not use are wrong about something.... Similarly, the issue of whether or not the Iraq war is "part of the war on terror" is a question about what you think the war on terror ought to be at least as much -- if not more -- than it is a question about what the Iraq war ought to be. Original post by Namenlosen Trinker at 4/09/2004 06:38:00 PM Eastern time :: 21 comment(s) :: 21 comment(s):YX76Sx The best blog you have! Comment posted by zRpNwk Hello all! Comment posted by Thanks to author. Comment posted by Wonderful blog. Comment posted by Wonderful blog. Comment posted by Thanks to author. Comment posted by Nice Article. Comment posted by Thanks to author. Comment posted by RgP7SO write more, thanks. Comment posted by Hello all! Comment posted by When there's a will, I want to be in it. Comment posted by Magnific! Comment posted by Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. Comment posted by Thanks to author. Comment posted by Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector. Comment posted by The gene pool could use a little chlorine. Comment posted by Save the whales, collect the whole set Comment posted by Calvin, we will not have an anatomically correct snowman! Comment posted by Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg. Comment posted by What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free? Comment posted by Hello all! Comment posted by
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