Neither positive nor negative... --- Spin is neither positive nor negative on its own: I think that is "value" is provided by the end it follows.

If the spin is intended to manipulate someone to do or approve something wrong, or to induce them to error, then it is negative. When it is intended to shed a different light on something for a good purpose, then I think it belongs to the field of positive persuasion.

The ethics of communication then again come into play.

Source author: Liliana Oliva Bernal loliva@sre.gob.mx