if people don't want to give my arguments much weight, perhaps they will be motivated to read up on how great presidents and founders such as washington, madison, adams, jefferson, hamilton, clay, lincoln, teddy roosevelt, coolidge, etc and all of the republicans from the civil war up until world war two were all protectionists or in favor of tariffs. reagan preached free trade but didn't have a problem slapping quotas on steel, motorcycles, electronics, and other things when he deemed it necessary.
The classic "appeal to authority" argumentative non-argument (regardless of the accuracy/inaccuracy of your appeal). |
