Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Free Speech versus Qualified Speech

Free Speech: Everyone has a right to their opinion and the freedom to express it.

Qualified Speech: Must earn its right to be featured at venues by the following qualifications:

  • All claims must be proven valid and supported by evidence.
  • An efficient balance between comprehension and conciseness. 
  • No logical fallacies allowed.
  • No cognitive biases allowed.
  • No myths or superstitions.
  • No restating a phrase ad nauseum.
  • No weasel words (glittering genealities).
  • No jargon or arcane words or phrases (for public venues)
Disqualified Speech: Hate Speech
  • Language that dehumanizes, disparages, marginalizes, or otherwise lends to ostracizing other people.
  • Language that elicits incorrect inferences or implies a call to commit crimes or violence against other people.