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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Gary Scott

Gary Scott

Rhetorical Techniques on Display - 1 views

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    "I've said no to more government spending, no to President Obama's big health care plan and no to Wall Street bailouts," Representative Walt Minnick, Democrat of Idaho, said in a solemn voice, sitting on the front steps of a house in jeans and shirtsleeves, looking as if he is worlds away from Washington. Not necessarily bias, but mention of a rhetorical technique.
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Tea Parties and "big-spending lawmakers" - 1 views

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    "Indiana Republican Rep. Mike Pence and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli were among the keynote speakers at a thousands-strong rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday that was intended to send a message to big-spending lawmakers." Who decides whether or not these are "big-spending lawmakers"? Perhaps this should be in quotes.
Gary Scott

"City Disavows Pastor's Talk of Burning Koran" - 1 views

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    "Educated and progressive, with a gay mayor and a City Commission made up entirely of Democrats, Gainesville is a sprawling metropolis of 115,000 people where smoothie shops seem to outnumber gun shops." The bias here is obvious: on the educated side are "a gay mayor and a City Commission made up entirely of Democrats." By innuendo, this means that the gun shops owners and Republicans are not educated.
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