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[[category:rhetorical deceptions]][[Rhetorical spin]], usually referred to as just "spin", is a [[rhetorical deception]] in which a given set of information is interpreted in such a way as to divert or quell criticism which would normally be applied to that information. | [[category:rhetorical deceptions]][[Rhetorical spin]], usually referred to as just "spin", is a [[rhetorical deception]] in which a given set of information is interpreted in such a way as to divert or quell criticism which would normally be applied to that information. | ||
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| + | Rhetorical spin is like [[interpretive framing]], but applied to a narrower information set. (If framing is the overall game strategy, "spin" might be analogous to a particular pitch.) | ||
==Quotes about== | ==Quotes about== | ||
[[Daniel Dennett]]'s "Canons of good spin", from [[youtube:D_9w8JougLQ|The Evolution of Confusion]] (talk at AAI 2009): | [[Daniel Dennett]]'s "Canons of good spin", from [[youtube:D_9w8JougLQ|The Evolution of Confusion]] (talk at AAI 2009): | ||
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# It should seem profound. | # It should seem profound. | ||
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| + | Item 3 means that "spin" is a form of [[curiosity-stopper]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 7 June 2010
About
Rhetorical spin, usually referred to as just "spin", is a rhetorical deception in which a given set of information is interpreted in such a way as to divert or quell criticism which would normally be applied to that information.
Rhetorical spin is like interpretive framing, but applied to a narrower information set. (If framing is the overall game strategy, "spin" might be analogous to a particular pitch.)
Quotes about
Daniel Dennett's "Canons of good spin", from The Evolution of Confusion (talk at AAI 2009):
- It is not a bare-faced lie.
- You have to be able to say it with a straight face.
- It has to relieve skepticism without arousing curiosity.
- It should seem profound.
Item 3 means that "spin" is a form of curiosity-stopper.