Comments on: The Genius of Metaphor: Obesity “Epidemic” http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/the_genius_of_m.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/the_genius_of_m.html/comment-page-1#comment-53047 Katie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:14:35 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/the-genius-of-metaphor-obesity-epidemic.html#comment-53047 Before considering the metaphor further, it might be worth considering how very flawed the study seems to be (here's one interesting analysis: http://kateharding.net/2007/07/25/fat-is-contagious/). One starts to wonder if our rhetoric about the "obesity epidemic" which makes some things seem absolutely "obvious" is influencing our interpretation of scientific studies, as well and if that isn't a key thing to consider when considering what language we're going to use. Before considering the metaphor further, it might be worth considering how very flawed the study seems to be (here’s one interesting analysis: http://kateharding.net/2007/07/25/fat-is-contagious/). One starts to wonder if our rhetoric about the “obesity epidemic” which makes some things seem absolutely “obvious” is influencing our interpretation of scientific studies, as well and if that isn’t a key thing to consider when considering what language we’re going to use.

]]> By: Patrick S. O'Donnell http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/the_genius_of_m.html/comment-page-1#comment-53231 Patrick S. O'Donnell Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:20:11 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/the-genius-of-metaphor-obesity-epidemic.html#comment-53231 Cf. this article on 'Modeling Alcoholism as a Contagious Disease: How “Infected” Drinking Buddies Spread Problem Drinking,'from SIAM News, Volume 40, Number 3, April 2007: http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/1113.pdf [SIAM = Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics] Cf. this article on ‘Modeling Alcoholism as a Contagious Disease: How “Infected” Drinking Buddies Spread Problem Drinking,’from SIAM News, Volume 40, Number 3, April 2007: http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/1113.pdf

[SIAM = Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]

]]> By: Patrick S. O'Donnell http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/the_genius_of_m.html/comment-page-1#comment-53046 Patrick S. O'Donnell Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:20:11 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/the-genius-of-metaphor-obesity-epidemic.html#comment-53046 Cf. this article on 'Modeling Alcoholism as a Contagious Disease: How “Infected” Drinking Buddies Spread Problem Drinking,'from SIAM News, Volume 40, Number 3, April 2007: http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/1113.pdf [SIAM = Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics] Cf. this article on ‘Modeling Alcoholism as a Contagious Disease: How “Infected” Drinking Buddies Spread Problem Drinking,’from SIAM News, Volume 40, Number 3, April 2007: http://www.siam.org/pdf/news/1113.pdf

[SIAM = Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]

]]> By: Daniel Goldberg http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/07/the_genius_of_m.html/comment-page-1#comment-53045 Daniel Goldberg Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:21:51 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/07/the-genius-of-metaphor-obesity-epidemic.html#comment-53045 My word, Frank, but your posts are simply an endless supply of blog <a href="http://www.medhumanities.org/2007/07/metaphor-illnes.html" rel="nofollow">fodder</a> . . . My word, Frank, but your posts are simply an endless supply of blog fodder . . .

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