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Negative Political Ads

Why I Like Negative Ads

Jonathan Haber | Posted 02.08.2013 | Media
Read More: Campaign Rhetoric, Critical Thinking, Negative Advertising, Critical Thinking Election, Campaign Finance, Negative Political Ads, Critical Thinking Education, Negative Ads, Campaign Finance Reform, Logic, Rhetoric, Political Rhetoric, Media News
Jonathan Haber

I actually like negative ads. I know this might seem counterintuitive, given that negative ads suffer from so many shortcomings critical thinking-wise. But negative ads at least present an argument.

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WATCH: The Most Negative Political Ad Of All-Time?

Posted 08.17.2012 | Media
Read More: Cnn Negative Political Ads, Negative Political Ads, Video, Cnn Negative Campaign Ads, Negative Campaign Ads, Cnn Negative Ads, John Berman Negative Ads, John Berman, Media News

The barrage of negative ads of the 2012 election season had CNN's John Berman doing a double take on Thursday. President Obama and Mitt Romney hav...

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Social Engineering and the Politics of Ignorance

Paul Stoller | Posted 09.02.2012 | Home
Read More: Communists, Birthers, Ignorance, Creationism, 2012 Election, President Barack Obama, Texas Gop Platform, Karl Marx, Elections 2012, Negative Political Ads, American Society, American Literacy, Home News
Paul Stoller

Given the impoverished state of American literacy, is it any wonder that negative political ads, so filled with half-truths, misleading statements and boldface lies, have had such an impact on millions of adults?

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In Defense of the Indefensible: The Value of Truthful Negative Ads

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 11.07.2011 | Politics
Read More: Political Ads, Political Advertising, Campaign Attack Ads, Negative Campaign Ads, Negative Political Ads, Political Campaign Attack Ads, Campaign Ads, Negative Political Campaign Ads, Political Attack Ads, Politics News
Jonathan_Miller

Unless the declining trend of the daily newspaper is dramatically reversed so that journalists can adequately police political dialogue, truthful negative political ads can play a valuable educational role for inattentive voters.

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