The Influence of Social Media and Language in Political Discourse

Twitter is like a chaotic platform where people constantly argue about politics. Facebook had a secret study in 2012 that found arguing about politics keeps users online. The construction of social media promotes conflict, but using E prime in tweets takes away the sting. E prime is a sentence construction method invented by Alfred Kurzipsky, who was admired by Bob and Neil Postman for his post-rational worldview. Kurzipsky believed that our perception of the world is based on our own interpretations, not reality.

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