Seeing Reason - MT1 - Part 1 Flashcards
What has begun to concern journalists, academics, politicians and large parties of the general public? (2)
- The state of contemporary public
2. Political debate
What are 4 signs of ill-health in public debate?
- Extreme polarization
- Appeals to emotion
- Personal abuse
- Social media shaming
What has seemed to increase over the recent years?
Extreme polarization
Polarization
Can refer to the divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes
What has there been less of with extreme polarization?
Overlap
What happened in the 1980’s?
Sharp divergent
- conservatives vs democrats
ADA
Americans for Democratic Action
Americans for Democratic Action
Is an american political organization advocating progressive policies
- works for social and economic justice through lobbying, grassroots organizing, research and supporting progressive candidates
How can you measure polarization? (2)
- Talking to people
2. Viewing their political view
What kind of emotion is associated with extreme polarization?
Negative
What are 7 causes?
- Domination of political ideology
- Identification of oneself with ones beliefs
- Tribalism
- Internet siloing and filter bubbles
- Scientific illiteracy and innumeracy
- Private organizations and dark money
- Ease of unedited, unreviewed communication
Domination of political ideology
Strong determinant on individuals views
- believe if we help to deal with climate change then the government will be more involved with more regulation and the economics will decrease
- meaning increase in taxes
Identification of oneself with ones beliefs
The closer one identifies oneself with one’s beliefs, the more resistant those beliefs are to change, even in the face of evidence
Tribalism
The need to mould one’s views, making them acceptable to the group one belongs to, is the enemy of rationality, individual thought and individual conscience
What do tribalism share?
Values
What are tribalism more susceptible to?
Their friends and their choices
Internet siloing and filter bubbles (3)
- The internet caters to your opinions
- it is aware of what you are looking most at - Influences by the adds being shown
- You are being influenced without even knowing it
Scientific illiteracy and innumeracy
The relationship between scientific illiteracy and the rejection of science, however, is not as simple as you might think
- already have your mind made up before you see any evidence
What is an example of scientific illiteracy and innumeracy?
Dihydrogen monoxide
- said to cause rust damage and internal harm so stay away from it but all it is, is water
What do the democrat’s in the US think about climate change?
The more you know about science the more you believe in climate change
What do the republicans in the US think about climate change?
The more you know about science the more you deny climate change
What is history a race between?
Education and catastrophe
Private organizations and dark money
This refers to how organizations funnel money to groups below the publics radar
What does dark money create?
Disinformation campaigns
- fake news
Ease of unedited, unreviewed communication
Publishing something that no one has heard and will get feedback in the comments section
What is an example of unedited/ unreviewed work?
A blog
Why can unedited and unreviewed work be a good thing?
Because you get to hear what people really think
