"Keep Going Back to Substance and the Truth"

On the Media | Jan 27, 2017

Brooke recently spoke with linguist George Lakoff about how the media can emphasize the truth obscured by President Trump's many dubious utterances, rather than the misinformation. It's a step-by-step prescription: first, tell the truth. Then, briefly mention the claim and point out that it contradicts the truth. Next, talk about what kind of claim it is and why he's employing it. And finally, return to the truth.

We apply Lakoff's advice to Trump's previously debunked but newly revived claims about voter fraud--and then get to the real stories of the week. 

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Tilliboyo ("Sunset") by Kronos Quartet

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