The Truth Be Told...

This Critical Thinker who apparently has been able to rescue her mind references John Taylor Gatto at time point 2:53.

Gatto was named New York State Teacher of the year three times. He documents how public education is essentially an intentional directed attack whose goal is to cripple young minds.

Here is his web-site.

George Carlin on Critical Thinking

Warning: Contains Strong Language (A few F-bombs!)

Bush Admits No Ties Between 911 and Iraq

Obedience

Evaluating Sources: Feigned Sincerity

Subjectivism And Appeal to Poplularity United!

O'Reilly makes a rhetorical attack where he blends the accusation that his opponent's claim is merely a matter of opinion based on the fact that it is unpopular.

This starts at 2:36.

Notice how O'Reilly is trying to say that the mere fact that this women has an opinion that he personally disagrees with *makes it false*! Actually his claim is slightly more complex. Her claim is false given the fact that "the majority of people" would accept what she is saying is false. He provides no evidence of this. But even this were true: Does that *make* it false?

The Argument Clinic

Please watch up to 3:44.



Notice that although this clip is meant to be humorous it is actually also making the three points that we just learned.

1. In the first room we have an example of a verbal fight/name calling.
2. In the second room we have an example of mere contradiction.
3. An accurate definition of argument is given at 2:12.  "An argument is a collected series of statements to establish a definite proposition.