It’s not the claim, it’s the frame
Michael Caulfield,
Hapgood,
Oct 03, 2019
Mike Caulfield makes the useful point that framing matters in critical analysis. He offers an example where the framing suggests that a killing was political even though none of the facts support that suggestion. Using framing creatively is a good way to catch an opponent off-guard. "Have you stopped beating your dog?" I ask my opponent. "I have never beaten my dog!" he replies, outraged. The newspaper headline the next day: "Opponent denies beating his dog." The sidebar could read "Sceptics not so sure." Caulfield is getting better at this media analysis gig, which is good to see.
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