In his critique of my article “Cowards in the Shadows,” Jerome Parent charges that I have used various “rhetorical tricks known as logical fallacies…instead of just relying on the facts” in my argument. He contends I have used ad hominem, broad generalizations, and emotional language to support my position. I wish to respond. As a […]
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One thing I learned in Vietnam is that it is easy to point out someone else’s fear when the bullets are not aimed at you. In “Cowards in the Shadows,” Dana Zimbleman attacks the media, unnamed sources, and the hysterical left. While she makes some valid points, she ignores some pertinent facts that undermine her
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It’s a little over a month into Donald Trump’s presidency, and supporters like me are positively giddy so far that there is, to use the cliché, a new sheriff in town and he’s making the effort to keep his promises. Of course, he could just stand around like a wax figure from Madame Tussaud’s and
Donald Trump supporters have cited his transparency as one reason why they are so enthusiastic about him. They claim he is plain spoken and they know just where he stands on issues. The “lying media” cannot be believed when it comes to reporting on Trump according to his supporters. Facts mean nothing,. Trump himself famously
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The Pettys, the Earnhardts, and the Future of NASCAR. Many Americans start to anticipate spring on February 2, when Punxsutawney Phil decides if the country will endure six more weeks of winter. For many southerners, however, contemplation of spring begins in earnest a few weeks later in February, on the Sunday that the Daytona 500
Given that a fair portion of the American public still supports objective reporting, most major media outlets are begging for extinction by serving as a sycophantic extension of the corporate-political establishment. In large part, their unrelenting Trump animus stems from confirmation bias, or the tendency to seek out and interpret evidence that confirms one’s existing
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