Advantageous comparative metaphors justify opposing background checks
Evidence
Gun lobbies oppose any effort to close the gun-show loophole. They compare gun shows with shows of benign products and characterize unregulated firearms sales as an expression of citizensâ passion for freedom. Such portrayals are justifications for opposing background checks at gun shows. â Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1094
Categorization
- XREF: This is a concrete instance of advantageous comparison as a moral-disengagement mechanism, directly supporting the readerâs Cooper/authoritarianism synthesis.
- DEFINE: Illustrates how euphemistic comparative framing (âbenign productsâ) sanitizes lethal commerce.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim â Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do HarmâŠ, 1094