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In other words, for Smith, it's not enough that we modify our attitudes and intentions; the modification in question must serve a particular function, namely that of protest, to count as an instance of blame.
There are many other senses in which an instance of blame might be inappropriate: perhaps it fails to motivate its target, or perhaps it fails to communicate a second-personal reason, or perhaps it displays a vice.
But if the force of blame is grounded in the cognitive elements of the emotion, then why wouldn't a judgment with the same content constitute an instance of blame?
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In this classic instance of blaming the victim, the fault lies with a failure of resolve; self-respect was just not strong enough to rise to the occasion in a positive way.
This is not the only instance of fingers of blame being pointed at the gay community over the blasts.
"The military and the politicians received the blame for Pearl Harbor, not educators; in the Sputnik instance, the finger of blame quickly and sternly pointed at the schools".
Of the 55 articles addressing the public's response, 6/55 (10.9%) described instances of victim blaming.
These instances of victim-blaming provoked protest throughout the nation as people contested the idea that the women who are victimized hold responsibility in cases of rape.
In November, for instance, it was pointing the finger of blame at Facebook for not doing more to prevent the 2013 killing of a soldier in London by two extremists, arguing that the social network should have identified and informed on specific terrorist chatter taking place via its website.
We may be afraid, for instance, that if we let go of blame, we're betraying our own emotions and setting ourselves up for further injury.
Perhaps the question of blame – or why, on so many instances, the audience never came along for the ride – is not the important one.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com