Editing Suggest that language shapes thought
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|Description = Language – whether spoken, written, signed or clicked – is both the medium in which we think, and a constraint upon our minds. | |Description = Language – whether spoken, written, signed or clicked – is both the medium in which we think, and a constraint upon our minds. | ||
|Unlocked with = {{Unlock|The Academic Mood|50}} | |Unlocked with = {{Unlock|The Academic Mood|50}} | ||
| − | |BroadQuality = Persuasive | + | |BroadQuality = {{IL|Persuasive}} |
|BroadDiff = 125 | |BroadDiff = 125 | ||
|Success title = A restless susurration | |Success title = A restless susurration | ||
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*{{Gain|Chelicerae Clicked in Applause|15 x}} | *{{Gain|Chelicerae Clicked in Applause|15 x}} | ||
*{{Airs|The Academic Mood}} | *{{Airs|The Academic Mood}} | ||
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{{Rare Success | {{Rare Success | ||
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|Rare Success description = Can the spiders imagine a manner of thought that does not use language? […] | |Rare Success description = Can the spiders imagine a manner of thought that does not use language? […] | ||
[…] not all in agreement with you. But […] they cannot disprove your position without first finding an articulatable counter-argument. To which a smug rebuttal could just be: "See?!" | […] not all in agreement with you. But […] they cannot disprove your position without first finding an articulatable counter-argument. To which a smug rebuttal could just be: "See?!" | ||
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*{{Success Increase|Persuasive}} | *{{Success Increase|Persuasive}} | ||
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{{Failure | {{Failure | ||
|Failure title = Unconvinced | |Failure title = Unconvinced | ||
| − | |Failure description = "[…] Do you truly think that a creature would lose the sense of self if you removed the word 'I'?" | + | |Failure description = "[…]Do you truly think that a creature would lose the sense of self if you removed the word 'I'?" |
| − | "[…] language is a convenient tool of thought. Without it, the mind would have developed an alternative. […] over-reliant on the mode of thought you already use […]" | + | "[…]language is a convenient tool of thought. Without it, the mind would have developed an alternative. […]over-reliant on the mode of thought you already use […]" |
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*{{Failure Increase|Persuasive}} | *{{Failure Increase|Persuasive}} | ||
| − | *{{Loss|Chelicerae Clicked in Applause|19 x}} | + | *{{Item Loss|Chelicerae Clicked in Applause|19 x}} |
