Blog: Are You Reinforcing Your Opposition’s Arguments?

Copyright
2012
Published By
Berkeley Media Studies Group

This resource is about the concept of framing in politics, specifically referring to George Lakoff's book "Don't Think of an Elephant." It discusses how framing is applied to messages promoting healthy living policies and warns against inadvertently reinforcing opposing frames when discussing issues.

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