So she's not a psychologist, neither are "Ann Landers" or Dear Abby
and they dish out all sorts of dubious advice too. Or is it OK for
them because they're in the paper and not on the air?

No, it's OK for them because they don't brand themselves with the doctorate,
thereby claiming professional expertise that only a tiny fraction of the
audience would know was in an unrelated field.

Jerome

"Cooperstown.Net" wrote in message news:

So she's not a psychologist, neither are "Ann Landers" or Dear Abby
and they dish out all sorts of dubious advice too. Or is it OK for
them because they're in the paper and not on the air?

No, it's OK for them because they don't brand themselves with the doctorate,
thereby claiming professional expertise that only a tiny fraction of the
audience would know was in an unrelated field.


So are you equally opposed to Dr. Demento? Does he have a doctorate in Dementia?

She has the degree, she's entitled to use the title.

So are you equally opposed to Dr. Demento? Does he have a doctorate in
Dementia?

Dr. Demento is as fictional a character as Captain Kangaroo. Radio does
indeed entertain us with imaginary characters brandishing imaginary credentials.
Invoking this fact is a rather weak defense of a radio performer who proclaims a
real credential and addresses the issues of real callers. I trust that the
production company for Marcus Welby, M.D., for example, had an orderly procedure
for dealing with the medical questions they no doubt occasionally received.
Perhaps a form letter advising professional medical attention, rather than
Laura's approach of ridiculing the questioner on air.

In fact, I'm perfectly comfortable leaving the question of Laura's use of
her degree to those who enforce the fraud statutes. I'm disputing your
suggestion that a lower standard has been applied to Ann and Abby because they
appear in print.

Jerome

In fact, I'm perfectly comfortable leaving the question of Laura's use of her
degree to those who enforce the fraud statutes.


While Quacktor Laura was on KFI, before the Jacor buyout, that is, she used the
degree (a real PhD in Psychology, not a PhD in an unrelated field as is hers)
of another KFI host against her.

The Quacktor claimed to the relevant state licensure board that this other host
should be sanctioned for practicing psychotherapy on the air.

(The fraud statues are not relevant here. The state's business and professions
code is).

Bobby The D wrote:

So are you equally opposed to Dr. Demento? Does he have a doctorate in Dementia?

It's honorary. The guy who gets me is Dr. Science. He has a master's degree.
--scott


In Science.


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