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Spiral of Silence
Spiral of Silence
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
04/11/2012

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Public Opinion
Definition
Attitudes one can express without running the danger of isolating oneself; a tangible force that keeps people in line
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Spiral of Silence
Definition
The increasing pressure people feel to conceal their views when they think they are in the minority
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Quasi-statistical organ
Definition
A sixth sense that tallies up information about what society in general is thinking and feeling
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Pluralistic ignorance
Definition
People's mistaken idea that everyone thinks like they do
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Train/plane test
Definition
A question about conversation with a stranger while travelling, used to determine whether people are willing to speak out in support of their viewpoint
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Hardcore nonconformists
Definition
People who have already been rejected for their beliefs and have nothing to lose by speaking out
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Avant-garde
Definition
Intellectuals, artists, and reformers in the isolated minority who speak out because they are convinced they are ahead of the times
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