One of my proto-red-pills growing up was a recognition that language arts classes had a consistent tendency to teach about charged language and critical thinking, then spend the entire rest of the semester both demonstrating and falling for charged language with no ounce of critical thinking. I couldn't understand how almost no one else would see it when I brought it up
Yes, same here. To this day I have conservative friends send me things that, while nominally seeming to be correct in substance, are full of charged language that appeal to emotion over intellect. Maybe it's because of our dumbed down education system that no longer bothers to teach critical thinking.
Now I will admit that sometimes in my personal writing style, say in emails to fellow travelers, I will use charged language, but I expect higher standards from the conservative media, print and televised.
One of my proto-red-pills growing up was a recognition that language arts classes had a consistent tendency to teach about charged language and critical thinking, then spend the entire rest of the semester both demonstrating and falling for charged language with no ounce of critical thinking. I couldn't understand how almost no one else would see it when I brought it up
Yes, same here. To this day I have conservative friends send me things that, while nominally seeming to be correct in substance, are full of charged language that appeal to emotion over intellect. Maybe it's because of our dumbed down education system that no longer bothers to teach critical thinking.
Now I will admit that sometimes in my personal writing style, say in emails to fellow travelers, I will use charged language, but I expect higher standards from the conservative media, print and televised.