Difference between revisions of "Political cards"
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Revision as of 21:01, July 9, 2011
Political cards are tactics used in politics, the media, and other adversarial settings in order to appeal to emotion or even prejudice rather than reason. They are based on analogy of playing a card game, especially bridge. In contrast with most card games, however, a political card can be played at any time, no matter how irrational or irrelevant to the topic.
A card is "played" when one side relies on a particular issue in order to gain an upper hand in the debate or controversy.
| Political card | Advantage | Disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
| sexist card | ||
| race card | ||
| hate speech card | ||
| anti-gay card | ||
| intolerant card | ||
| uneducated card | ||
| extreme card | ||
| anti-environment card | ||
| insensitive card | ||
| greedy card | ||