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To: Lane3 who wrote (40684)4/23/2004 6:02:53 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Respond to of 793897
 
This seems similar to the way the administration "made it sound like" there was imminent risk to our homeland from Iraq.

Probably because they believed it, though they couldn't prove it. Just like Monbiot believes that crazed religious fanatics are running the Bush administration.



To: Lane3 who wrote (40684)4/26/2004 7:22:11 AM
From: Tom Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793897
 
I forgot the name for this technique

Are you thinking of enthymematic argumentation? An article posted to this thread awhile back implied Bush employed this technique. It's a sophisticated oratorical trick, something I thought Bush detractors thought he was incapable of...


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