Thinking Points Communicating Our American Values and Vision

Name: Thinking Points Communicating Our American Values and Vision
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ISBN: 9780374530907

ISBN-10: 0374530904

ISBN-13: 9780374530907

Edition: 2006

Authors: George Lakoff, Rockridge Institute

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In 2004, George Lakoff's bestselling Don't Think of an Elephant! delivered a path-breaking account of the conservative monopoly on the effective framing of political issues, touching off a national discussion about the role of values and language in politics. Lakoff's work on progressive values and ideas gave rise to a chorus of pleas for more: What is the progressive vision of America? Why are progressive values America's values? How are frames necessary to serve the truth? What is the "Center," and how can progressives address it? How do progressives trap themselves, and how can they escape those traps? How can political arguments and narratives be put together to counter the right?

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 10/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Contributors


Preface


Introduction: Why We Write



Winning and Losing


Twelve Traps to Avoid



Biconceptualism


Partial Conservatives


Partial Progressives


The Mythical Center


Speaking to Swing Voters


Authenticity



Frames and Brains


Deep Frames: "The War on Terror"


Issue-Defining Frames: Iraq and Immigration


Messaging Frames


Lessons from Cognitive Science


The Problem of Rationalism


Expressing Our Values


Frame or Lose


Reframing: Words to Reclaim



The Nation as Family


The Nurturant Parent Model


The Progressive Vision


The Strict Father Model


The Conservative Vision


Causation Theories: Poverty and Terrorism


Identity Issues: Gays and Abortion


Conservative Populism



Morality and the Market


Conservative Idolatry


Progressive Morality


The Free-Market Mythology


Government vs. Market


Profit and Human Dignity


Market Failures



Fundamental Values


Fairness


Freedom


Equality


Responsibility


Integrity


Security



Strategic Initiatives


The Iraq War


Clean Elections


Healthy Food


Ethical Business


Transit-for-All



The Art of Arguments


Obama on the Estate Tax


How Argument Frames Work


American Stories


The Crime-and-Punishment Frame


The Safety-Net Frame


Political Stories as Arguments


Photos as Stories


Arguing Net Neutrality


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments