Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
entail radical swings of the pendulum
English answer:
cause/involve/lead to drastic reversals of opinion
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Tony M
Mar 25, 2012 13:21
12 yrs ago
English term
entail radical swings of the pendulum
English
Social Sciences
Psychology
Furthermore, these competing theories are relatively independent of the empirical evidence, are organized around charismatic figures, and are associated with their own psychoanalytic institutes and their own loyal band of followers. Often, *they entail radical swings of the pendulum* and, as noted above, reflect cultural fashions (e.g., postmodernism,; constructivism; intersubjectivity) rather than compelling evidence.
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| 5 +7 | cause drastic reversals of opinion |
Tony M
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| 4 | leads to radical changes |
Vaddy Peters
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Mar 26, 2012 17:19: Tony M Created KOG entry
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English term (edited):
entail radical swings of the pendulum
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cause drastic reversals of opinion
A pendulum swings between two opposing extremities — generally, we talk about "the swing of the pendulum" in things like elections, where one moment the opinion polls may put the right-wing parties in the lead, and then later, it will be the left-wing.
So not only do all these rather subjective theories have their own little 'lcans' of supporters, but they tend to lead to swings of opinion (public or professional, doesn't say here) — like one group of nutritionists coming along and saying that lettuce is good for you, and then another group coming along later and saying it is very bad for you.
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Little 'clans' of supporters — apologies for the typo!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-03-25 18:03:48 GMT)
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an extract from the NS OED entry:
entail
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3 Impose (inconvenience, expense, etc.) on or upon a person.
4 Necessitate as a consequence; have as an inevitable accompaniment, involve.
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As shown by the NS OED definitions above, both of them to some extent involve an element of cause-and-effect
So not only do all these rather subjective theories have their own little 'lcans' of supporters, but they tend to lead to swings of opinion (public or professional, doesn't say here) — like one group of nutritionists coming along and saying that lettuce is good for you, and then another group coming along later and saying it is very bad for you.
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-03-25 13:33:28 GMT)
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Little 'clans' of supporters — apologies for the typo!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-03-25 18:03:48 GMT)
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an extract from the NS OED entry:
entail
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3 Impose (inconvenience, expense, etc.) on or upon a person.
4 Necessitate as a consequence; have as an inevitable accompaniment, involve.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-03-25 18:19:24 GMT)
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As shown by the NS OED definitions above, both of them to some extent involve an element of cause-and-effect
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leads to radical changes
periodic returns of fashions
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