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Re: A new point about fonts to argue and speculate over
Subject:Re: A new point about fonts to argue and speculate over From:Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Sun, 4 Nov 2012 23:19:06 -0800 (PST)
We'd be better off with a law that forbids them entirely. Every time a political ad is aired or printed the truth-to-lie ratio worsens.
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From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>
Cc: TECHWR- L <TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- TECHWR-L -dot- COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2012 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: A new point about fonts to argue and speculate over
So we need a law requiring all political ads to use Comic Sans?
Gene Kim-Eng
On 11/3/2012 5:48 PM, Keith Hood wrote:
> I just read an article that basically says you can make people change the intensity of their feelings on issues if you force them to read about the issues in a font that is difficult for them.
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