Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Real Clear Politics

Real Clear Politics is a valuable site for an overview of articles about the current political situation, focused upon the United States. Here's a recent article that discussed one of Obama's weak points in logic - but strong points in political argument:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/04/obamas_childish_vision_of_poli.html

It is a good example of the logical flaw of false dilemma or false dichotomy. A choice is presented as if only 2 options exist, when, in reality, many choices exist. It is an effective political tool, but very rarely an accurate effective way to present real choices.

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