 10 Logical Lies
(Continued from EdWorld At Home)
6. Straw Man
This means stating your
opponent's point in a way that makes it seem easy to "knock down," like a straw
man.
"You want to impose a curfew,
which will increase stress, and cause me to fail more classes."
The Fact Is: Obviously, the
parent's point of view is that a curfew might in fact help this speaker pass the
class he or she has already failed!
Lies 3-6, as you can see, are
all similar.
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