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The Breakup Between Conservatism and Evangelicals

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Different beginning to the show today. We’ll spend the first three segments of the show in a “clipathon,” airing various audio clips in order to paint the contrast between our real economic condition and what some are saying in the media.

Then we’ll open a new ongoing thread to track points where Christianity and government worldviews are colliding in the public marketplace. Robert Muse from the Thomas More Law Center (www.thomasmore.org) joins us.

Finally, it seems the temporary marriage between conservatism and evangelicalism may be breaking up. Dr. Darryl Hart from Hillsdale College (www.oldlife.org) is author of /From Billy Graham to Sarah Palin: Evangelicals and the Betrayal of American Conservatism./

Fallacy of the Week – Equivocation

Equivocation _ altering semantics. Transitioning from one definition of a word to another within an argument.

Example:

Teaching people Logic helps them argue more effectively. It’s too bad that people argue so much. We shouldn’t encourage arguments.

Notice how the definition of the word “argue” was shifted. First, it refers to making a rational statement. I would “argue” that 1+1=2, for example. Next, the definition of argue is shifted to mean a bitter exchange of irrational outbursts. The fallacious conclusion is that teaching and using Logic causes fights.

In order to counter equivocation in an argument, simply ask for a definition. More information brings about better resolution when getting the facts straight.

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