(May 14, 2025 at 8:14 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:Excellent, and since words are always loaded the christian words are loaded. We can repeat this with propaganda and indoctrination.(May 14, 2025 at 6:01 pm)Alan V Wrote: If you load language, for instance by endlessly repeating that "Democrats are Marxists or Communists," or that "Christians are good and atheists are bad" (whether in so many words or otherwise), then you are trying to control people's thoughts.
Per Google: " 'Loaded language' refers to words or phrases that carry strong emotional weight or connotations, both positive and negative, beyond their literal meaning. It's a persuasive technique that aims to influence an audience by evoking strong feelings and reactions."
The error here is not seeing that language is always loaded. Every word you use has some connotation, every phrase carries emotional weight, and every sentence has some framing. It's not a persuasive technique, it's unavoidable because language is for persuasion, not for transferring neutral information.
And secondly, the listener has some say in the matter. They are not just victims of whatever you say. Language is a system for social coordination, meaning both parties need to agree and coordinate or else miscommunication happens.
You're not disagreeing, you're mounting a doomed TQ.
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