1. Why does Frankfurt think BS is worse than lying? Explain in detail.
- Although both a liar and bullshitter are abusing the truth, Frankfurt believes that bullshitting is worse than lying because when someone tells a lie they are concerned about keeping the truth from the person/s they are lying to. A bullshitter does not care about these things. The only thing that matters to the bullshitter is being able to get away with not telling the truth. When someone lies, they always have to keep one eye on the truth so that they can continue to avoid it. A bullshitter, on the other hand, does not focus on keeping up with the truth because they have zero regard for the person who they are bullshitting.
2. Analyze McGinn’s moral argument and how it does or does not apply to the public policy issue of children’s advertising described in Consuming Kids. After reading McGinn’s moral argument about mindfucking, one can conclude that this concept does apply to the public policy issue of children’s advertising. Consuming kids is about how advertising targets children to make them believe that they need whatever it is being advertised. Mindfucking is a type of abuse that plays on people’s emotional sensitivities. For example: a commercial that has a bunch of kids playing with the new iPod touch …show more content…
What do Bernays and Lippmann think of our beliefs concerning liberal democracy? Explain in detail. Bernays believed that it was natural for humans to be irrational. He believed that due to the fact that many people worked and maintained busy lives, makes it impossible for the average everyday citizen to be sufficiently informed about current political issues. This is why he believed in electing representatives to represent the citizens of America. The issue with having representatives is, who will make sure these people are doing their job and not doing things in their own self-interest? He suggests that by educating citizens on current political issues would help solve this
- Although both a liar and bullshitter are abusing the truth, Frankfurt believes that bullshitting is worse than lying because when someone tells a lie they are concerned about keeping the truth from the person/s they are lying to. A bullshitter does not care about these things. The only thing that matters to the bullshitter is being able to get away with not telling the truth. When someone lies, they always have to keep one eye on the truth so that they can continue to avoid it. A bullshitter, on the other hand, does not focus on keeping up with the truth because they have zero regard for the person who they are bullshitting.
2. Analyze McGinn’s moral argument and how it does or does not apply to the public policy issue of children’s advertising described in Consuming Kids. After reading McGinn’s moral argument about mindfucking, one can conclude that this concept does apply to the public policy issue of children’s advertising. Consuming kids is about how advertising targets children to make them believe that they need whatever it is being advertised. Mindfucking is a type of abuse that plays on people’s emotional sensitivities. For example: a commercial that has a bunch of kids playing with the new iPod touch …show more content…
What do Bernays and Lippmann think of our beliefs concerning liberal democracy? Explain in detail. Bernays believed that it was natural for humans to be irrational. He believed that due to the fact that many people worked and maintained busy lives, makes it impossible for the average everyday citizen to be sufficiently informed about current political issues. This is why he believed in electing representatives to represent the citizens of America. The issue with having representatives is, who will make sure these people are doing their job and not doing things in their own self-interest? He suggests that by educating citizens on current political issues would help solve this