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A committee within a progressive political group I'm in is
looking at ways to "frame" (a la Goffman, Gumperz, Tannen, and recently
G. Lakoff) various social and political issues of importance in ways
that are different from the current administration's ways of framing
them. Among the issues are of course abortion (reproductive rights) and
same-sex marriage. We are trying to find effective ways of talking
about these issues (in letters to the press, etc.) without just arguing
against and therefore reinforcing the standard "frames" being used. So
how do we talk about the "pro-life"
position to reveal what it really is? How do we reframe the arguments
against
same-sex marriage that include notions like the "sanctity of
marriage?" Any ideas or suggestions of recent good articles you have
read would be
much appreciated. <br>
<br>
Alice F. Freed<br>
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