Quote by Larisa Alexandrovna

Fair and balanced is doublespeak for bite-out-chunks-of-truth until only irrelevancy is left, byte-sized, entertaining irrelevancy.

Fair and balanced is doublespeak for bite-out-chunks-of-trut

Summary

This quote criticizes the concept of "fair and balanced," suggesting that it is a form of doublespeak, or deceptive language. It conveys that when something is presented as fair and balanced, there is a tendency to remove significant portions of the truth in order to create an entertaining and easily digestible narrative. As a result, what remains is insignificant and irrelevant information that lacks depth or substance. The quote questions the effectiveness and integrity of presenting information in a fair and balanced manner, implying that it often leads to the distortion or dilution of important facts.

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By Larisa Alexandrovna

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