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Livid Honestly, I don't think u got the whole point of so-called Spiral of Silence.
In my point on mass communication theory, one of obvious defects about Spiral of Silence is that the discursive power of minority will weaken eventhough they hold the facts/truth.
However, the opinion leader's right of speak is excessively strengthened. And the middle party just follow the crowd coz their knowledge gap.
Is it a good situation of deliberative democracy? I don't think so.