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(Content note: This isn\u2019t a post <\/em>about politics, but it definitely <\/em>has politics, and you can probably guess what kind. The \u201cclose tab\u201d button is the little X at the top.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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I don\u2019t know why this photo came up in a search for \u201cliar,\u201d but I can only assume this kitten has really pissed someone off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I\u2019ve already blathered about the use of statistics to throw you<\/a> off and change the way you think, and why understanding them helps you understand the world and protect yourself from statistical BS you may encounter. (I\u2019m sure you found the post scintillating.) Naturally, it\u2019s time for words to enter the chat (that being, of course, my stock in trade).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ability of words to influence your choices and change the way you think is basically how we pay our rent. And that might give us a little hubris, thinking we\u2019re immune to the way other people can use words against us. And not just in words directed at us, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okay, this is getting a little abstract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Polling and Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In polling, the way questions are asked can have a major impact on the results of the poll. Obviously. But a recent batch of polls has been a great illustration of that. Following the ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, various outlets have been seeking public opinion on the topic, with various results (and here I credit the NYT with pointing me in this direction<\/a> in the first place).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Napolitan News Service\/RMG Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a saying about bovine excrement in proximity to the word \u201cbut,\u201d but I think in terms of the All-Cleansing \u201cBut\u201d \u2014 making a caveat before the word \u201cbut\u201d that absolves you of anything you say after. I\u2019m not a dog-hater, but I do think all corgis should be set on fire.<\/em> The question in question uses \u201chowever\u201d rather than \u201cbut,\u201d but the effect is the same:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everyone agrees that the death of a woman in Minneapolis was a terrible thing. However, some say that she was mostly responsible because she had been acting to obstruct ICE operations and was threatening toward ICE agents. Others say that the ICE agent acted irresponsibly and was never really in any danger. Which is closer to your view?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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This alpaca is also clearly lying and y\u2019all, this month has been a long year and I\u2019m going with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There\u2019s our implied \u201cbut.\u201d The sentence before \u201chowever\u201d eases us into the subject gently, giving everyone a break on having to have an opinion on whether Renee Good\u2019s death was, in fact, terrible \u2014 obviously everyone thinks it was. And then \u201chowever\u201d clears everything out so we can move on and look at it the question of blame from a more analytical, pragmatic standpoint. Human element before \u201chowever,\u201d pragmatic assignment of culpability after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is one way of asking a poll question about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News\/YouGov<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The other version of the provided question skips the appetizer and goes straight for the entree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From what you know, do you think the shooting of the Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent was justified, or not justified, or is it too soon to say?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Boom. Yes or no. (Or [wordless shrug].)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, there\u2019s no \u201cbut,\u201d All-Cleansing or otherwise, but there\u2019s another significant difference between the two questions (did you catch it already?): They\u2019re not actually asking the same thing. The first asks about who\u2019s responsible<\/em>, and the second asks about what\u2019s justified<\/em>. The first looks at the individuals involved and their actions, and tries to assign culpability. The second looks at the overall circumstances and asks whether what happened should have happened. Taken together, of course, they\u2019d create a false dichotomy, which we\u2019ll discuss below and is why you\u2019ll rarely if ever see them taken together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NYT also points out that polls like these can be a situation where people don\u2019t take time to parse the question anyway and just give their opinion on the overall ongoing situation \u2014 a vote for the red team or the blue team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In saying all this, I\u2019m not trying to imply these polling services are (or aren\u2019t\u2026) intentionally trying to sway results by angling their questions. Crafting a completely neutral question is a job of work. And the services can\u2019t control how the data is used and interpreted once it\u2019s out of their hands. News\/opinion outlets with any kind of editorial slant are likely to choose the poll results that reinforce their existing leanings, and people with political leanings are likely to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(And then there\u2019s Caperton, who despite her obvious political leanings is there crying, \u201cBut it\u2019s a false dichotomy!\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(And, hey, let\u2019s talk about those.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

False Dichotomies<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Girl, same.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Webster\u2019s Dictionary defines<\/em> \u2014 totally kidding. I would never. A false dichotomy is a logical fallacy that presents just two possibilities when, in fact, tons of possibilities are available. Like the one I just mentioned above \u2014 a person could believe, for instance, that Renee Good was mostly responsible for being threatening (as a woman in a slow-moving Honda Pilot naturally would be), but it still wouldn\u2019t make the shooting justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be stating the absurdly obvious to say that in polling and in life, you\u2019ll be presented with either-or choices that do not compute. (Ask any autistic person about \u201cWould you rather go to the theater or a museum?\u201d) Now, at least, you know the name for it, if you didn\u2019t before. And when you recognize it in a binary poll, you can know to take the results with a grain of salt. And when you recognize it in conversation, you can say, \u201cThat\u2019s a false dichotomy!\u201d and people will think you\u2019re smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, Data for Progress took a look another question<\/a>: of whether to \u201cabolish ICE.\u201d Because\u2026 how? In what manner? How much? To what end? In DFP\u2019s study, they didn\u2019t even ask the binary question but look at all the factors that could influence it \u2014 including the question,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When some elected officials say \u201cAbolish Ice,\u201d referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, what do you think they mean?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Clarity is crucial, and false dichotomies are a trap, and \u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u201d gets a seriously bad rap in my book. Also, we love it when you include your survey mythology at the end of your study, <3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch Your Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(For the record, the answer is to the above question is, \u201cIs it a movie theater or a theater-theater? What\u2019s showing? What time of day is it? Will there be kids there? What kind of museum? Will there be places to sit down? Is there a special exhibit going on? Will there be kids there<\/em>? Is there one of those guided tours with headphones?\u201d but I\u2019ve never seen that on an autism assessment.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, yeah, now you can get super neurotic about every question ever asked in your presence. And now, instead of calling bullshit on your friends, you can say, \u201cFalse dichotomy!\u201d and they\u2019ll definitely think you\u2019re cool. But in all seriousness, I do hope you hold onto the All-Cleansing \u201cBut.\u201d Not all \u201cBut\u201ds are All-Cleansing, and when you start to recognize them, you start to learn new things about the world around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go forth wiser and more aware of more ways words can be used, intentionally or unintentionally, consciously or subconsciously, covertly or obviously, to mess with your dome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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