Opinions take shape only within contexts that invite or discourage debate

Evidence

But in everyday life, opinions always come in a form: flippant, ironic, anxious, determined, abstractly distant, earnest, engaged, effortful. And they always come in a context — a bar, a charity group, a family, a picket — that implicitly invites or discourages debate. The survey 1s itself a context, that helps create the kind of person who will cooperatively answer a stranger’s questions and not demand dialogue. — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 164

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s broader mutual-aid and solidarity research — the context-shaping power of settings is a mechanism relevant to how shared projects create civic competence. — connects to: Opinions only exist embodied in a form and a social context — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics: how Americans…, 164; Public opinion forms only through discussion, not correct representations — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 372; Accusing opponents of ‘sympathy’ is a rhetorical tool for redirecting debate — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race…, 876 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Public opinion forms only through discussion, not correct representations #corroborates (0.78) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 372
• Accusing opponents of ‘sympathy’ is a rhetorical tool for redirecting debate #exemplifies (0.72) — Evelyn Alsultany, Arabs and Muslims in the Media, 876