Comments on: Lessons in Logic #1: The Straw Man http://www.echozoe.com/archives/2386 Writings, Opinions, and Podcast from a Conservative Christian Worldview Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: έχω ζωη http://www.echozoe.com/archives/2386/comment-page-1#comment-21652 έχω ζωη Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:43:38 +0000 http://www.echozoe.com/?p=2386#comment-21652 Politicians of all stripes LOVE to use logical fallacies. Since they've ensured that our schools don't teach them any more, they have an easier time getting away with it. This, along with the next few that I will write about, are their favorites. Obama has used an unusual form of the straw man: rather than exaggerate, he ignores altogether. In the health care debate, he doesn't address Conservative ideas, he denies there are any Conservative ideas. That's about the easiest Straw Man he could possibly create to go after. Politicians of all stripes LOVE to use logical fallacies. Since they’ve ensured that our schools don’t teach them any more, they have an easier time getting away with it. This, along with the next few that I will write about, are their favorites.

Obama has used an unusual form of the straw man: rather than exaggerate, he ignores altogether. In the health care debate, he doesn’t address Conservative ideas, he denies there are any Conservative ideas. That’s about the easiest Straw Man he could possibly create to go after.

]]> By: Douglas http://www.echozoe.com/archives/2386/comment-page-1#comment-21651 Douglas Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:44:13 +0000 http://www.echozoe.com/?p=2386#comment-21651 I am loving it that you are doing this. Please continue! When I was about 12, a friend introduced me to a game called The Propaganda Game, a game about identifying various kinds of propaganda. The Straw Man was one of these. This past year I've noticed the Straw Man also called the False Choice. I believe the Straw Man is a particular favorite of President Obama. I am loving it that you are doing this. Please continue!

When I was about 12, a friend introduced me to a game called The Propaganda Game, a game about identifying various kinds of propaganda. The Straw Man was one of these.

This past year I’ve noticed the Straw Man also called the False Choice.

I believe the Straw Man is a particular favorite of President Obama.

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