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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Freedom@AnyCost" data-source="post: 2196231" data-attributes="member: 29628">I think you might be missing the point of of the essay as a whole by focusing on only one aspect of the theme. This essay is about logic thinking.Logic is consistent. A logical person is consistent in how the apply logic. A logical person looks at the available facts and either does or does not make a decision on an issue based on the existence of verifiable facts. However, even a logical person can be duped when everyone around them, including the boob tube, from the time we are young, tells us something is true. The essay pointed out three common logical fallacies where most people hold two of three to be true but not the third. The hope of the author was to get people to do a little introspection and maybe some research. When we recognize the faults in our own thinking and address them, we are much better equipped to make compelling arguments to others. When we apply logic equally on all issues and not just along party lines, that too makes our words much more compelling to our audience.</blockquote>