LOGIC. THE NEED TO EDUCATE, AND MAKE IT THE ENEMY OF IRRATIONAL, SELF-CENTERED, AND PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. PT 4.

 

...THE VAGUE/UNDEFINED MESSAGE.

Is a Foundation for many BASELESS, UNPROVEN, IRRATIONAL, DECEPTIVE AND ULTIMATELY DESTRUCTIVE LINES OF THOUGHT. THE FACT IT IS STILL USED SO EFFECTIVELY SAYS A GREAT ABOUT THE LACK OF EDUCATION IN THE DISCIPLINE OF LOGIC, THAT STILL UNDERMINES THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS THAT SOCIETY NEEDS FOR ITS MEMBERS TO MAKE TRULY INFORMED AND WELL THOUGHT OUT DECISIONS, ABOUT HOW BEST TO IMPROVE THE POLITICAL SYSTEM.

HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES:

"WE MUST BE A NATION THAT STANDS UP TO OUR ENEMIES."

"RESTRICTING RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WILL DESTROY THIS COUNTRY."

"FREE SPEECH MUST NEVER BE DENIED TO ANYONE, OR WE WILL

FIND OURSELVES LIVING UNDER A TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT."

Do some of These Sound Familiar?  Look at Them Carefully, what can you Conclude, or Even Reasonably Infer from anything Contained within the Words? 

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

UNLIKE THE:

THE UNSUPPORTED CONCLUSION/BASELESS ASSERTION.

(WHERE CATEGORIES LIKE THE ECONOMY, FOREIGN POLICY, THE 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM etc, ARE REFERENCED, OFTEN INACCURATELY 

AND WITH NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION...

THE VAGUE/UNDEFINED MESSAGE.

THERE ARE NO PARTICULAR AREAS OF GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY, OR 

THE POLITICAL SYSTEM THAT ARE MENTIONED AT ALL.

THERE IS NO REFERENCE, IN ANY WAY, TO A SPECIFIC CATEGORY OR AREA THAT MIGHT AID OTHERS IN RESEARCHING FOR ANY FACTUAL DATA THAT WOULD SUPPORT SUCH GENERIC STATEMENTS.

THE SECRET OF THE SUCCESS FOUND WHEN POLITICIANS USE THE 

THE VAGUE/UNDEFINED MESSAGE, IS THAT THE LACK OF CONTEXT 

LEAVES OPEN POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE ONLY RESTRICTED 

BY THE LEVEL OF IMAGINATION, PARANOIA,OR PERSONAL PREJUDICES

THAT EXIST INSIDE THE MIND OF THE LISTENER.

LOGIC. THE NEED TO EDUCATE, AND MAKE IT THE ENEMY OF IRRATIONAL, SELF-CENTERED, AND PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT. PT 3.

THE UNSUPPORTED CONCLUSION/BASELESS ASSERTION.

ANY STATEMENT, PHRASE,OR DECLARATION THAT IMPLIES

AN ETHICAL\MORAL, LEGAL, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC JUDGMENT

THAT HAS NO  PROPER FOUNDATION THAT CAN WITHSTAND 

COMPREHENSIVE RATIONAL OR CRITICAL ANALYSIS.

LET US LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES:

"THE ECONOMY IS IN TROUBLE, WE NEED TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION."

"WE ARE WEAK AS A NATION, OUR FOREIGN POLICY DOESN'T SCARE 

OUR ENEMIES."

"IF WE HAVE GUN CONTROL, ONLY THE CRIMINALS WILL HAVE THEM."

AS YOU SEE WITH THE ABOVE EXAMPLES, THEY ARE SIMPLISTIC PHRASES THAT USUALLY LACK;

-  SPECIFIC STATISTICS, AND/OR COMPARISONS WITH PAST DATA.

-  CONTEXT, OR JUSTIFICATION FOR THEIR USAGE IN SOME INSTANCES,

   AND NOT IN OTHERS.

-  AN EXPLANATION FOR THE USAGE OF INFLAMMATORY WORDS THAT CAN BE DEFINED AND USED SO AMBIGUOUSLY THAT THEY HAVE NO INTELLECTUAL VALUE, AND DO NOTHING TO EXPLAIN OR DEFINE ANY OPINION OR POINT OF FACT THAT THE SPEAKER IS TRYING TO MAKE. 

 WORDS SUCH AS- "WEAK", "SCARE", "TROUBLE", "WELFARE", 

 "CONTROL"  "DANGER", "ENEMY", "VICTIM", AND ON AND ON...   

IF YOU ARE A POLITICIAN WITH NO REAL CONCEPTION, OR DESIRE, TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE ELECTORATE AS A WHOLE, YOU TURN TO TIME WORN PHRASES LIKE THESE. SO WHY DO THEY WORK?

WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT REMEMBER THE SALESMANS

MAXIM:  

         "IT'S NOT THE DEAL THE CUSTOMERS IS GETTING THAT IS                         

          IMPORTANT, IT IS THE DEAL THEY THINK THEY ARE GETTING."

         JUST SUBSTITUTE "CANDIDATE" FOR "DEAL", AND "VOTER" FOR
         "CUSTOMER."

HMMMM... THE TRUE SECRET TO GETTING ELECTED?

AUDIO/VIDEO POST. THE HATE CHRONICLES. THE KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING THE MINDSET, MOTIVATIONS, AND GOALS OF THE FAR RIGHT FANATIC. #1. (AUDIO ONLY).

WORTHWHILE OR WORTHLESS- A CONSUMER GUIDE TO AVOIDING SCAMS AND SCOUNDRELS. GOING ON A DIET? YOU CAN LOSE MORE THAN JUST WEIGHT. PT 8.

AN IMPLIED DECEPTION IN THIS CASE, REFERS TO MODELS ON THE SCREEN, AND IN PICTURES, THAT MAY NOT BE CONSUMERS OF THE PRODUCT BEING ADVERTISED.

What do I mean?  The next time you see any kind of Fitness Commercial or Photo Layout, pay attention to the number of Individuals that appear.  In fact, just Concentrate on the Number that are actually seen using the Product.

Next, what PERCENTAGE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, ACTUALLY GIVES TESTIMONY ABOUT THE RESULTS THEY ACHIEVED WITH REGULAR AND PROPER USE OF THE PRODUCT.

THEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO SAY ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IF IT IS A T.V. COMMERCIAL, OR WHO ARE NOT QUOTED IF THE ADVERTISEMENT IS IN PRINT.

Notice the Difference?  The Number of those who Reference Product Use, can be a Minority. However, even then, the point is not in the Numbers Alone.  IT IS THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE MODELS HAVE NEVER USED, TO ANY REAL EXTENT, THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD.  SO, TO HAVE THEM GIVE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF USING THE PRODUCT WOULD BE FRAUD.

Instead, they are put beside actually Consumers, to help sell the Product.  Yet, there is never any Differentiation between the Two, in any part of the Text.  Since they never give any type of ENDORSEMENT, IT IS NOT ILLEGAL.

However, the Prospective CLIENT, BUYER, OR USER does not realize this.  If one or more of the Models is using the Product, and saying how great it is, the ASSUMPTION IS THAT THEY ALL HAVE USED AND BENEFITED FROM IT.

That is the IMPLIED DECEPTION.  BEING SEEN AND NOT HEARD...

...AND IT WORKS.