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Thread #145480 Message #3365554
Posted By: Don Firth
19-Jun-12 - 04:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Book Burning Party
Subject: RE: BS: The Book Burning Party
451° F.
Ray Bradbure LIVES!!
Don't let the philstines frame the arguement (talking "taxes" in this case). Frame YOUR argument around what's really at stake. The availability of books.
George Lakoff has written an excellent book entitled Don't Think of an Elephant, in which he explains what framing is all about. And he also points out that the conservative forces in this country maintain several well-funded think tanks whose job it is to frame arguments, so, if people are willing to use their terminology (i.e., taxes rather than books), their argument is about 90% won.