11-06-2021, 06:47 AM
It ends up as in an unequal fight, though, when anti-vaxxers can take potshots on 1 narrow issue but pro-vaxxers are expected to repeat the totality of the information surrounding Covid-suppression policies every time they open their mouths.
Like it or not, rhetorical matters are a concern when trying to persuade people. Just ask advertisers: that's why radio ads which are required to provide the fine print in financial and other products include those details via someone speaking at a rate that makes it hard to understand what s/he's saying. Otherwise, focus is lost, as with the famous scene from The Life of Brian: "All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?"
It's a problem every student writing an essay has to confront: there's always a pet paragraph, quote or point that has to be ditched to make a better essay. And if you have 4 great points, it makes more of an impact if you can stay with a triplet.
Now, that doesn't mean that there's any lying by omission. In a thread like this, I could take you to a few hundred posts that have discussed just the point that allegedly has been hidden. And every government or health advisory online would have that information somewhere. Often the FAQ is the best place for it, e.g.
Or people could just Google reputable governmental or health websites to find the answers to those questions.
Like it or not, rhetorical matters are a concern when trying to persuade people. Just ask advertisers: that's why radio ads which are required to provide the fine print in financial and other products include those details via someone speaking at a rate that makes it hard to understand what s/he's saying. Otherwise, focus is lost, as with the famous scene from The Life of Brian: "All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?"
It's a problem every student writing an essay has to confront: there's always a pet paragraph, quote or point that has to be ditched to make a better essay. And if you have 4 great points, it makes more of an impact if you can stay with a triplet.
Now, that doesn't mean that there's any lying by omission. In a thread like this, I could take you to a few hundred posts that have discussed just the point that allegedly has been hidden. And every government or health advisory online would have that information somewhere. Often the FAQ is the best place for it, e.g.
- If I'm double-dosed, does that mean I can forget about masks, washing my hands and social distancing?
- If I'm double-dosed, can I still contract Covid?
- If I contract Covid when I'm double-dosed, can I still spread Covid?
Or people could just Google reputable governmental or health websites to find the answers to those questions.