Recurring difficulty finding a concise definition of “reasonable compromise”?
In an attempt to clarify my thoughts on a political argument I had with a friend, I searched for a concise definition of the term “reasoned compromise”.
A Google search turned up several instances of others using the term, but I was unable to find a single clear definition of the term.
If this is not the first time I have hit this exact type of problem while searching for clarification of a term, I think I have a good idea, correct?
This instance particularly disturbed me because I just finished listening to Bill Moyers’ lecture on the current economic crisis in which he explained that, in spite of the fact that it is one of the founding principles of our society, the concept of “reasoned compromise” (along with several other foundational concepts) is no longer a part of the public school curriculum.
What is a good
- definition of “reasonable compromise” and how can you make your own?
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On obscuring the term:
Depending on the definitions used, both words can be quite ambiguous. In the loosest form I can think of we’re looking at something like “an opinion made of good sense” (or “senses”), where “senses” is the sense (or feeling) of many, which is inherently flexible. If taken in this way it is much more clearly open to, well, anything. Why do some people get the idea that they can’t pin down a stand firmly down on the political forum?
Which brings me to the point. The term and words are positive and progressive. They seem to be and I realize that they resonate something more deep. How can I start to make the possible implications feel as though they should yield something substantial? However, if you’re willing to bet that’s what you are really feeling is only a feeling for now. In other words, that’s great political speak because it does sound good. When I look at the book, it’s everything; yet there is nothing very strong about it. Everything exists in an agreed logical compromise to have its own requirements for action, change, improvement, or anything similar. From a politician’s standpoint, its sounds good to use and is also quite safe to
use.
What was “reasoned compromise” in a number of 1920’s-vintage books and then as now, its significance probably was regarded as self-evident to native speakers of English, rather than as necessary of special explanation. In Google’s English user experience, it’s commonly used but it’s never used.
Part of the reason for modifying “compromise” with the adjective “reasoned” is to make a contrast with “forced compromise”, a word pair that occurs a little more often .
What are the main issues in your presentation of this question?
The title “reacquiring difficulty finding definitions of important concepts” is gobbledygook.
You failed to capitalize the first word of sentences, and the personal pronoun I, and/or I? [Update: After repairing his capitalization problem, B.L. fixed it. In a solution with a better capitalization algorithm. [3:
Phrase “this exact type problem” contains superfluous word “exact” and missing the word “of”.
Why is an important concept obscured? I prefer discussions on Chat here. “, if not rhetorical, should perhaps be treated in chat or other discussion forum simply not here. Note: For more
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