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April 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM #689831April 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM #688662
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Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . The least educated people are, the more they respond to emotional marketing.
. . . [/quote]
Umm – how many ways can I think of to refute this comment? Let’s see, how about all of the doctors and lawyers who drive luxury cars that are sold using advertising that suggests that such cars will make them attractive to women? How about the fact that if marketing didn’t work as well on educated people we wouldn’t see as much marketing directed toward goods/services that require a high income?
In any event, I feel compelled to raise an objection to a stereotype that smart level headed well educated people make better emotional choices than less well educated people. I think the Unabomber is a good example of the fallacy there. Or we can go back to Ptahhotpe (Egyptian, 24th century A.D.):
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge. . . Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.”
April 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM #688726Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . The least educated people are, the more they respond to emotional marketing.
. . . [/quote]
Umm – how many ways can I think of to refute this comment? Let’s see, how about all of the doctors and lawyers who drive luxury cars that are sold using advertising that suggests that such cars will make them attractive to women? How about the fact that if marketing didn’t work as well on educated people we wouldn’t see as much marketing directed toward goods/services that require a high income?
In any event, I feel compelled to raise an objection to a stereotype that smart level headed well educated people make better emotional choices than less well educated people. I think the Unabomber is a good example of the fallacy there. Or we can go back to Ptahhotpe (Egyptian, 24th century A.D.):
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge. . . Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.”
April 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM #689344Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . The least educated people are, the more they respond to emotional marketing.
. . . [/quote]
Umm – how many ways can I think of to refute this comment? Let’s see, how about all of the doctors and lawyers who drive luxury cars that are sold using advertising that suggests that such cars will make them attractive to women? How about the fact that if marketing didn’t work as well on educated people we wouldn’t see as much marketing directed toward goods/services that require a high income?
In any event, I feel compelled to raise an objection to a stereotype that smart level headed well educated people make better emotional choices than less well educated people. I think the Unabomber is a good example of the fallacy there. Or we can go back to Ptahhotpe (Egyptian, 24th century A.D.):
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge. . . Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.”
April 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM #689485Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . The least educated people are, the more they respond to emotional marketing.
. . . [/quote]
Umm – how many ways can I think of to refute this comment? Let’s see, how about all of the doctors and lawyers who drive luxury cars that are sold using advertising that suggests that such cars will make them attractive to women? How about the fact that if marketing didn’t work as well on educated people we wouldn’t see as much marketing directed toward goods/services that require a high income?
In any event, I feel compelled to raise an objection to a stereotype that smart level headed well educated people make better emotional choices than less well educated people. I think the Unabomber is a good example of the fallacy there. Or we can go back to Ptahhotpe (Egyptian, 24th century A.D.):
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge. . . Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.”
April 22, 2011 at 5:23 PM #689836Participant[quote=briansd1]
. . . The least educated people are, the more they respond to emotional marketing.
. . . [/quote]
Umm – how many ways can I think of to refute this comment? Let’s see, how about all of the doctors and lawyers who drive luxury cars that are sold using advertising that suggests that such cars will make them attractive to women? How about the fact that if marketing didn’t work as well on educated people we wouldn’t see as much marketing directed toward goods/services that require a high income?
In any event, I feel compelled to raise an objection to a stereotype that smart level headed well educated people make better emotional choices than less well educated people. I think the Unabomber is a good example of the fallacy there. Or we can go back to Ptahhotpe (Egyptian, 24th century A.D.):
“Do not be arrogant because of your knowledge. . . Good speech is more hidden than malachite, yet it is found in the possession of women slaves at the millstones.”
April 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM #688667CA renter
Participant[quote=briansd1]CA renter, I think that you made some good points.
This thread is about Obama so I won’t take it to wages and immigration.
The world is complex… and changing faster than ever. When people are facing hardships, and when they have limited frames of reference, they want to blame the “foreign evil” that most readily comes to mind (by foreign, I mean foreign/different from them).
Politicians know that all to well, and they are marketing to that human emotion. Questioning Obama’s citizenship is a way of labeling him a foreigner — someone not to be trusted.
The reality is the issue has already been put to rest and Obama is already president. It makes no difference at all other than rally the troops of haters.[/quote]
The Obama-birther thing is such nonsense, I can’t even begin to address it. It really doesn’t matter at this point, and the fact that some people are trying to bring up the “birth certificate” nonsense at this point in time really speaks to how they (and the people behind them) feel about the intelligence of the American electorate.
Just wanted to address the “xenophobia” thing that gets thrown around so often. There are very legitimate arguments to be made against “globalization” as it exists in its current form, especially as it affects most working Americans. You just can’t ignore their very real concerns and dismiss them with buzzwords like “xenophobia” and “racism.” It’s not honest.
April 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM #688731Participant[quote=briansd1]CA renter, I think that you made some good points.
This thread is about Obama so I won’t take it to wages and immigration.
The world is complex… and changing faster than ever. When people are facing hardships, and when they have limited frames of reference, they want to blame the “foreign evil” that most readily comes to mind (by foreign, I mean foreign/different from them).
Politicians know that all to well, and they are marketing to that human emotion. Questioning Obama’s citizenship is a way of labeling him a foreigner — someone not to be trusted.
The reality is the issue has already been put to rest and Obama is already president. It makes no difference at all other than rally the troops of haters.[/quote]
The Obama-birther thing is such nonsense, I can’t even begin to address it. It really doesn’t matter at this point, and the fact that some people are trying to bring up the “birth certificate” nonsense at this point in time really speaks to how they (and the people behind them) feel about the intelligence of the American electorate.
Just wanted to address the “xenophobia” thing that gets thrown around so often. There are very legitimate arguments to be made against “globalization” as it exists in its current form, especially as it affects most working Americans. You just can’t ignore their very real concerns and dismiss them with buzzwords like “xenophobia” and “racism.” It’s not honest.
April 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM #689349Participant[quote=briansd1]CA renter, I think that you made some good points.
This thread is about Obama so I won’t take it to wages and immigration.
The world is complex… and changing faster than ever. When people are facing hardships, and when they have limited frames of reference, they want to blame the “foreign evil” that most readily comes to mind (by foreign, I mean foreign/different from them).
Politicians know that all to well, and they are marketing to that human emotion. Questioning Obama’s citizenship is a way of labeling him a foreigner — someone not to be trusted.
The reality is the issue has already been put to rest and Obama is already president. It makes no difference at all other than rally the troops of haters.[/quote]
The Obama-birther thing is such nonsense, I can’t even begin to address it. It really doesn’t matter at this point, and the fact that some people are trying to bring up the “birth certificate” nonsense at this point in time really speaks to how they (and the people behind them) feel about the intelligence of the American electorate.
Just wanted to address the “xenophobia” thing that gets thrown around so often. There are very legitimate arguments to be made against “globalization” as it exists in its current form, especially as it affects most working Americans. You just can’t ignore their very real concerns and dismiss them with buzzwords like “xenophobia” and “racism.” It’s not honest.
April 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM #689490Participant[quote=briansd1]CA renter, I think that you made some good points.
This thread is about Obama so I won’t take it to wages and immigration.
The world is complex… and changing faster than ever. When people are facing hardships, and when they have limited frames of reference, they want to blame the “foreign evil” that most readily comes to mind (by foreign, I mean foreign/different from them).
Politicians know that all to well, and they are marketing to that human emotion. Questioning Obama’s citizenship is a way of labeling him a foreigner — someone not to be trusted.
The reality is the issue has already been put to rest and Obama is already president. It makes no difference at all other than rally the troops of haters.[/quote]
The Obama-birther thing is such nonsense, I can’t even begin to address it. It really doesn’t matter at this point, and the fact that some people are trying to bring up the “birth certificate” nonsense at this point in time really speaks to how they (and the people behind them) feel about the intelligence of the American electorate.
Just wanted to address the “xenophobia” thing that gets thrown around so often. There are very legitimate arguments to be made against “globalization” as it exists in its current form, especially as it affects most working Americans. You just can’t ignore their very real concerns and dismiss them with buzzwords like “xenophobia” and “racism.” It’s not honest.
April 22, 2011 at 7:15 PM #689841Participant[quote=briansd1]CA renter, I think that you made some good points.
This thread is about Obama so I won’t take it to wages and immigration.
The world is complex… and changing faster than ever. When people are facing hardships, and when they have limited frames of reference, they want to blame the “foreign evil” that most readily comes to mind (by foreign, I mean foreign/different from them).
Politicians know that all to well, and they are marketing to that human emotion. Questioning Obama’s citizenship is a way of labeling him a foreigner — someone not to be trusted.
The reality is the issue has already been put to rest and Obama is already president. It makes no difference at all other than rally the troops of haters.[/quote]
The Obama-birther thing is such nonsense, I can’t even begin to address it. It really doesn’t matter at this point, and the fact that some people are trying to bring up the “birth certificate” nonsense at this point in time really speaks to how they (and the people behind them) feel about the intelligence of the American electorate.
Just wanted to address the “xenophobia” thing that gets thrown around so often. There are very legitimate arguments to be made against “globalization” as it exists in its current form, especially as it affects most working Americans. You just can’t ignore their very real concerns and dismiss them with buzzwords like “xenophobia” and “racism.” It’s not honest.
April 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM #688777paramount
ParticipantI think in general lower IQ scores correlate with a tendency of one to make emotional decisions. We are a nation of 105ers and below, that’s the target audience.
The birther issue is relevant b/c I think we need to make changes to our election process to avoid future questions on the citizenship status of candidates.
Keeping the birther issue in the news should help with those needed changes.
April 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM #688841ParticipantI think in general lower IQ scores correlate with a tendency of one to make emotional decisions. We are a nation of 105ers and below, that’s the target audience.
The birther issue is relevant b/c I think we need to make changes to our election process to avoid future questions on the citizenship status of candidates.
Keeping the birther issue in the news should help with those needed changes.
April 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM #689457ParticipantI think in general lower IQ scores correlate with a tendency of one to make emotional decisions. We are a nation of 105ers and below, that’s the target audience.
The birther issue is relevant b/c I think we need to make changes to our election process to avoid future questions on the citizenship status of candidates.
Keeping the birther issue in the news should help with those needed changes.
April 23, 2011 at 9:06 PM #689600ParticipantI think in general lower IQ scores correlate with a tendency of one to make emotional decisions. We are a nation of 105ers and below, that’s the target audience.
The birther issue is relevant b/c I think we need to make changes to our election process to avoid future questions on the citizenship status of candidates.
Keeping the birther issue in the news should help with those needed changes.
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