Most of the time, however, both in our personal lives and on the job, we manage to muddle through whatever moral puzzles might arise by appealing to virtuous habits instilled in us by our parents, or to various rules of thumb that have provided good guidance in the past, or by groping our way analogically from one case to another.
They've simply perfected certain appealing qualities and habits that anyone can adopt as their own.
The CFPB has made a habit of appealing to the public for information on consumer finance trends.
But as too many of these institutions have fallen into the habit of appealing to familiar customers, they must learn new methods of audience development.
They built upon the positive artistic and cultural associations of coastal scenery for societies in the West, appealing to the informality and habits and customs of maritime society.
Even Morozov's modest suggestion that BinCam should benchmark customer's recycling habits is a known tactic for creating comparison and appealing to "base" instincts like people's pride and their desire to keep up with others.
He called me and people like me "lowdown, yellow-bellied, lily-livered intellectual coward(s)" because we don't make a habit of tuning into a bald, fat, loudmouth who makes millions appealing to hatred and ignorance.
He is tremendously appealing: a great storyteller on stage and an earnest interlocutor one-on-one, without the usual politician's habit of flicking his eyes around the crowd while speaking to you.
As for how to combat obesity without fat-shaming, I think we need to get away from stigmatizing large bodies and particular food habits, and focus instead on developing policies that make heathy foods more affordable, accessible, and appealing. .
