Tom Ellis
Apr 24, 2021

Well said! A valuable exercise in critical thinking, which is all too rare these days, when you see how often gullible voters fall for anecdotal arguments (i.e. sampling errors as deliberate rhetorical weapons). In fact, Ronald Reagan built his career on these, and they have been a mainstay of Republican rhetoric from Ronald to Donald.

Tom Ellis
Tom Ellis

Written by Tom Ellis

I am a retired English professor now living in Oregon, and a life-long environmental activist, Buddhist, and holistic philosopher.

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