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==About== | ==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. | |
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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.) | 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 [ | + | [[Daniel Dennett]]'s "Canons of good spin", from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_9w8JougLQ The Evolution of Confusion] (talk at AAI 2009): |
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# It is not a bare-faced [[lie]]. | # It is not a bare-faced [[lie]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:33, 3 August 2021
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.