Just because they use ad hominem attacks, ad populum appeals and appeals to questionable authority (the 77% number has been debunked a number of times, and using bad facts to make a good point doesn't make the facts any better), doesn't mean that we should. Even if they're funny. They make us less than we are, even if we're right.
Public option? Totally. I just hope this guy isn't the best spokesperson we've got. I want more rhetorical meat in my mouthpieces.
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Date: 2009-09-10 07:06 am (UTC)Just because they use ad hominem attacks, ad populum appeals and appeals to questionable authority (the 77% number has been debunked a number of times, and using bad facts to make a good point doesn't make the facts any better), doesn't mean that we should. Even if they're funny. They make us less than we are, even if we're right.
Public option? Totally. I just hope this guy isn't the best spokesperson we've got. I want more rhetorical meat in my mouthpieces.