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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (104857)	7/11/2003 10:50:48 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Since the status quo was untenable, the question was, go forward or withdraw? That actually wasn't the question, but the question was framed that way to support a decision that had already been made. It's a popular rhetorical device, primitive but effective: pose an either/or question, with one pole unacceptable, and use it to point in the desired direction. There are usually options available other than the two provided, but the device works because most readers look where they're led.