Countering conspiracism requires legibility, not merely transparency

Evidence

Speaking truth to conspiracy is not a matter of making things more transparent. It is disarming when it is, because it uses verifiable information to support an interpretation of the actions of political men and women that makes sense of things to citizens. In the political theorist Pierre Rosanvallon’s terms, we need legibility, not just transparency. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 319

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces and defines Rosanvallon’s legibility-versus-transparency distinction, which could apply broadly.
• QUESTION: What exactly distinguishes legibility from transparency beyond interpretation? Worth chasing the Rosanvallon source.
• XREF: connects to: Countering conspiracism requires wisdom, not just factual honesty — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 393; Transparency efforts can amplify rather than dispel conspiracism — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 318; Countering conspiracism requires reaching open minds only — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 348

Broader Connections

• Countering conspiracism requires wisdom, not just factual honesty #expands (0.95) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 393
• Transparency efforts can amplify rather than dispel conspiracism #exemplifies (0.90) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 318
• Countering conspiracism requires reaching open minds only #contradicts (0.85) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 348