Ever notice how certain words can change how you feel about a story? That’s ‘Spin’.
Spin is a type of media bias that employs vague, dramatic or sensational language. It’s one of 16 types of Media Bias identified by AllSides.🧵/
Study on polarization using AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ found:
👉the left uses more emojis
👉the left uses more language like sis/vibe/af/tbh
👉the right uses more political names & terms like constitution/border/taxpayer
👉where the left talks about birthdays & music, the right talks freedom, government, Biden...and about the left (a lot)
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Authoritarianism versus libertarianism, localism versus globalism, traditionalism versus progressivism.
Bias is not just about left versus right. Read about the 14 types of ideological bias:
https://t.co/OZHe8EkeDx
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The media is strongly biased. Your favorite news source could also be a source of partisan manipulation.
Getting news from the left, center and right helps us find the truth.
New AllSides Media Bias Chart™ just dropped — here's what’s new in Version 9 🧵
“I disagree with you on this one thing, so you must be on the other side politically from where I am.”
Can we all agree to stop this mad way of thinking and agree that people are complex?
Munger's Law:
• Never allow yourself to have an opinion on a subject unless you can state the opposing argument better than the opposition can.
Steelman Arguments > Strawman Arguments