On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Here is a study I found that seems to refute your studies, so who is > right? > > > >http://www.mediaresearch.org/biasbasics/biasbasics1.asp > > > > Without getting into a dissertation on the topic let me just refer you to > why a single study is an inadequate way to refute finding, for a larger > discussion of it see http://www.lyonsmorris.com/lyons/MetaAnalysis.htm. > > Secondly, mediaresearch.org also is not the most unbiased source. In fact > their agenda presupposes bias right from the beginning, from their About > page: > -- > The mission of the Media Research Center is to bring balance to the news > media. Leaders of America's conservative movement have long believed that > within the national news media a strident liberal bias existed that > influenced the public's understanding of critical issues. On October 1, > 1987, a group of young determined conservatives set out to not only prove > through sound scientific research that liberal bias in the media does > exist and undermines traditional American values, but also to neutralize its > impact on the American political scene. What they launched that fall is the > now acclaimed Media Research Center (MRC). > -- > (http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp) > > Let me repeat what they said, "Leaders of America's conservative movement > have long believed that within the national news media a strident liberal > bias..." > > so you see the difference between something published in a scientific > journal vs. a conservative setup group. MRC by their own admission starts > with a conclusion then twists any research to support that conclusion. > > Personally I prefer real research to conservative shills. > You prefer something that agrees with you. You've been adamant throughout this thread about the use of logic. A - "They had a belief" B - "They conducted a study" C - "The study twists any research to support that conclusion" You cannot logically arrive at C from premises A and B. It's your opinion that they're twisting any research to support that conclusion. But I see no facts or data to back up that opinion. Show me data that proves they twisted their research to support a predetermined conclusion. Because if you cannot back up what you're saying with data then it gives an idea of what your opinion is worth. -- I have failed as much as I have succeeded. But I love my life. I love my wife. And I wish you my kind of success. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:277066 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
