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Friday, May 22, 2009

OBAMA IS A ONE TRICK PONY: THE STRAW MAN


THE STRAW MAN:
A straw man argument is an informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position.[1] To "attack a straw man" is to create the illusion of having refuted a proposition by substituting a superficially similar proposition (the "straw man"), and refuting it, without ever having actually refuted the original position.[1] [2]
OBAMA USES THIS OLD JEDI MINDTRICK ALL THE TIME. HERE'S YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE - FROM OBAMA'S ARCHIVE SPEECH:

We see that, above all, in how the recent debate has been obscured by two opposite and absolutist ends.

On one side of the spectrum, there are those who make little allowance for the unique challenges posed by terrorism, and who would almost never put national security over transparency.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are those who embrace a view that can be summarized in two words: “anything goes.” Their arguments suggest that the ends of fighting terrorism can be used to justify any means, and that the President should have blanket authority to do whatever he wants - provided that it is a President with whom they agree.

Both sides may be sincere in their views, but neither side is right.

THIS IS TOTAL FU*KING BULLSH*T. NOBODY SAYS "ANYTHING GOES!". CERTAINLY NOT BUSH AND CHENEY! AND THE TORTURE MEMO HAD VOLUMINOUS AND DETAILED LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF WATER-BOARDING!

OBAMA GETS AWAY WITH USING THIS LOGICAL FALLACY BECAUSE HE:
  • WRITES WELL;
  • IS 1/2 BLACK;
  • IS TALL;
  • HAS A NICE BARITONE;
  • READS A TELEPROMPTER AS WELL AS KATHY LEE GIFFORD,
  • AND HAS THE MEDIA IN THE BAG.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DUPE!

ON THE MERITS, HIS HYPOCRITICAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENTS SUCK AND HE'S MAKING US LESS SAFE.

7 comments:

Layer Seven said...

Best post ever. You are almost correct.

Obama is the most prolific liar in history, bar none. His Strawman is rather obvious and sophomoric.

Reliapundit said...

yes, very sophomoric, but the left falls for it because the left has a case of penis erectus non compos mentis every time obama opens his mouth.

Layer Seven said...

Anyway, great work, but press and left is permanently non compos mentis.

Left and press particularly suck up to those Obama nipple shots, I noticed.

Always On Watch said...

Sadly, the average American voter doesn't even understand the straw man fallacy.

It used to be that such logic fallacies were covered in every high-school curriculum. No more!

One reason that BHO got elected is that our educational system is so dumbed down.

Reliapundit said...

u r 10000% right aow, as usual!

DavidCyrus said...

Our education system has been dumbed down? Not for the last 30 years, it hasn't.

Average 1976 SAT score: 1006
Average 2008 SAT score: 1017 (math + verbal)

BTW, using a value like "10000%" won't get you too far on the math portion...

Reliapundit said...

hi david - u moooooron.

never dealing with the facts...

what do they ask on the SAT now versus then?

is it them same test?

has it changed?

are colleges using it to the same degree they used?

wonder why they aren't?