Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Can You Guess How Many Straw Man Arguments Were in Obama’s Speech?

Can You Guess How Many Straw Man Arguments Were in Obama’s Speech? | TheBlaze.com:

"[Obama's]... tendency to argue against positions that nobody holds (and by extension, to mischaracterize his opponents’ views so as to make them easier to argue against). In logic, this unfortunate tendency is referred to as a “straw man fallacy” and it was well-worn in President Obama’s speech today – so well-worn that at times, he seemed to cough up a new straw man fallacy with every sentence. How many of these arguments in bad faith did the President use? Read on as we list each one and explain their fallacious nature."

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How I Found Christ?

 How I Found Christ? by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)