What does framing mean?

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ˈfreɪ mɪŋfram·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. framingnoun

    formulation of the plans and important details

    "the framing of judicial decrees"

  2. frame, framingnoun

    a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

    "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"

ChatGPT

  1. framing

    Framing refers to the process of selectively highlighting certain aspects of an issue, event, or subject, in order to shape and control the way it is perceived and interpreted by others. This technique is commonly used in media, communication, psychology, and sociology to influence decisions, attitudes, and opinions. Framing can determine how information is presented, understood, and remembered, often by emphasizing specific values, facts, or viewpoints over others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Framing

    of Frame

  2. Framingnoun

    the act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames

  3. Framingnoun

    a framework, or a sy/ of frames

Wikidata

  1. Framing

    Framing in the social sciences refers to a set of concepts and theoretical perspectives on how individuals, groups, and societies organize, perceive, and communicate about reality. Framing is commonly used in media studies, sociology, psychology, and political science.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. framing

    The placing, scarphing, and bolting of the frame-timbers of a ship. (See WARPING.)

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of framing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of framing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of framing in a Sentence

  1. David Bishop:

    Amazon is a master at framing the narrative even when the reality is much different.

  2. Donald Trump:

    After three years of lies and smears and slander, the Russia hoax is finally dead. The collusion delusion is over, the Russia witch hunt was a plan by those who lost the election to try and illegally regain power by framing innocent Americans – many of them, they suffered – with an elaborate hoax.

  3. John Logsdon:

    Well, are they really framing it as a race? I didnt hear a whole lot of that in what Pence had to say, i think its more, this is taking too long on our own terms, not that weve got to go faster because were racing somebody. I think you have to pay kind of lip service to the fact that Russia and China also are interested in major space activities, but say its really a challenge to us to do better.

  4. Josh King Madrid:

    Probably one of the often overlooked framing components is body language. The way a question is framed might depend on a variety of factors, including posture, mood, facial gestures, and grin.”

  5. Barack Obama:

    We have a number of women candidates and we have one gay candidate. And those candidates are going to have barriers if they win the nomination, or they win the general election -- just like I did, you can overcome that resistance if the way you are framing these issues and messages indicate,' Look, I'm part of an American tradition... of opening up opportunity.'.

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