[Case] The reason this works is that a newspaper can usually assume that its readers have a common background and context for what they are reading. You on the other go read a newspaper from a foreign country and assume you have the proper background to understand the context and skim it. Then complain because the stupid foreigners don't write so you can understand.
This is why they call us Ugly Americans. [Arlo] Agree. But I gather its deeper rooted than this. Platt's message was that he can't be bothered to read past the headline, and doing so constitutes "preparing a thesis". We have become accustomed to "sound-bite" information, where lengthy exposition and explanation is seen as useless, unimportant and irrelevant. That so many get their "news" from talk radio only examplifies this. This is also evidence of the lack of critical thinking skills. Not only because, as you mention, one should be aware when reading "foreign" articles that one may need to work a bit to gather contextual facts that may be absent, but also that we wear selective goggles that might rush us into an "opinion" about something that is wrong. moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
