POLS-Y 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Denotation, Motivated Reasoning
9 Oct 2018
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Why ca(cid:374)"t we all just get alo(cid:374)g? (chapter 1, section 2: context matters, polarization, democrats v. republicans, liberals v. conservatives, personal life, mixed views and political engagement, mind and heart. Context: circumstances or environments that surround a situation. Affects how we : think about something (reason, feel about something (emotions, act in a given situation (behavior) Political context reflects the environment in which something is produced, formulated, expressed, framed, etc. , for a specific purpose or agenda. Political context revolves around the answers to questions: What is the agenda/purpose of the creator or messenger. Denotation: helps us define the issue at stake. Political messages are intended to persuade the voters. Knowing who created the message and what their relationship is to others reflects how you interpret that message. Polarization: division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs. (cid:862)we are (cid:449)it(cid:374)essi(cid:374)g the polarization of a(cid:373)erica .
