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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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 Media, “Deep State” Intelligence, and Donald Trump “I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.” President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Since the resignation of Michael Flynn as Donald Trump’s director of national security, gleeful media pundits cannot hide their optimism that the administration is in meltdown. “Blood in the water,”
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There are nine—count them, nine—articles on Hillary’s Emails this evening, mostly by Republicans but a surprising number from the disaffected on the left. Since the FBI has found it inappropriate to prosecute her, traditional Democrats tend to call it a witch hunt that has ended with no witch. Still, the mainstream media puts out one article after
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If anything qualifies me for fish-out-of-water status in academia, it’s confessing to being a Donald Trump supporter. You see, I am an academic redneck, that one person in the group of college instructors at the upscale Japanese restaurant silently wondering if the sashimi would be better if it were fried and served with French fries,
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