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Politics: ideas and frameworks explained

A collection of ideas, frameworks and techniques related to Politics, explained clearly so they are easy to understand and share.

The McNamara Fallacy, also known as the quantitative fallacy, where we measure what is easy and ignore what is hardThe McNamara FallacyWhat is a halfpinion with example of someone arguing for the benefits and another arguing the costs are too high. It's not a real opinion unless it considers both. Term from Scott Adams.Halfpinion: considering only the benefits or the costsDon't think of an elephant framing example where even negating a frame activates itDon't Think of an ElephantThe Overton Window illustration: with the example of two children lobbying their parents on bedtime policies and the range of politically acceptable ideasThe Overton WindowConfirmation bias: people dressed in blue buy the blue newspapers at a newsstand while some reds are buying the red papers.Confirmation biasThe BS Asymmetry principle, also known as Brandolini's law explained with one person struggling to persuade their friend that the moon isn't made of cheeseThe BS asymmetry principleCampbell's law illustrated with examples from elections and leading to fake news and a crackdown on crime distorting how it is reported and measuredCampbell’s lawMercator projection world map explaining how projecting a curved Earth onto a flat map distorts size, with Greenland appearing much larger than AfricaThe Mercator projectionGoodhart's law illustration showing a manager frustrated by 1000's of tiny nails when measuring on number of nails made, and pulling their hair out when presented with giant nails when measuring on weightGoodhart’s Law: when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.Direct vs representative democracy illustration: direct democracy shown with a direct connection to the people, and representative connected through an elected representativeDirect and representative democracy

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