From The Prism:
The Politician’s Syllogism
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.”
It’s more important for a government to be seen tackling an issue than to actually solve it, so governments often implement simplistic policies that look like they work but don’t, like rent controls, plastic straw bans, and diversity training.
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Another example, Governors reorganize agencies and rename them thinking the public will think something positive is being done.
It rarely is.
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Wikipedia adds this:
- To improve things, things must change.
- We are changing things.
- Therefore, we are improving things.
