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Debate on Gun Violence Limited by Either-Or Thinking
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... "We also see plentiful examples of various logical nightmares, from straw man arguments to special pleading to the infamous false dilemma (the either-or fallacy, or black-or-white thinking). An example of the latter is a poll by Lean Right America ..."
"It serves the interests of the gun lobby to paint the picture in such stark and simplistic terms, that the only option to gun violence is to ban guns. But it is a far from realistic portrayal. It is not the platform of the Democratic Party to ban guns outright, nor that of any major Democratic politicians, from Barack Obama on down, despite the suggestion created by the quote used above, that," ... |
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Millwright66
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We have ample evidence there's little opportunity for "debate" or "discussion" within the anti-gun movement. Their "campaign" is far more analogous to the current extremist muslim jjihad than a reasoned debate of facts in evidence.
Small wonder the "pro-gun" advocates- having endured multiple decades of baseless/worthless encroachment of their perceived, ( and constitutionally proclaimed) "rights " - are jaundiced by the prospect of further attacks . >MW |
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