Talking point

A talking point in debate or discourse is a succinct statement designed to support persuasively one side taken on an issue. Such statements can either be free standing or created as retorts to the opposition's talking points and are frequently used in public relations, particularly in areas heavy in debate such as politics and marketing.

A political think tank will strategize the most effective informational attack on a target topic and launch talking points from media personalities to saturate discourse in order to frame a debate in their favor, standardizing the responses of sympathizers to their unique cause.

When used politically in this way, the typical purpose of a talking point is to propagandize, specifically using the technique of argumentum ad nauseam, i.e. continuous repetition within media outlets until accepted as fact.

The framing of political discourse in terms of simple talking points has been criticized by media personalities such as comedian Jon Stewart for being a superficial examination of issues.

Talking point (disambiguation)

Talking point may refer to:

Talking Point (BBC Arabic)

Talking Point (Nuqtat Hewar) is a TV and Radio phone-in program broadcast on BBC Arabic Service. It was launched on March 26, 2003. The first edition of Nuqtat Hewar presented listeners' views on the war in Iraq.

The program goes live five days a week. First part is broadcast live on the radio and television from 15:06 till 15:57 GMT. The second part is broadcast only on the radio from 16:06 till 16:30 GMT time.

Talking Point reaches its audience through various number of communication channels. The program has a Facebook fan page and a Twitter account.

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