Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Fallacy of Argument Post

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bljonstewartcrossfire.htm

During this episode, Jon Stewart berates Crossfire’s Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson on their lack of moral responsibility to the political discourse in the United States. His argument, that television programs such as Crossfire need to be more debate oriented, rather than political theater, is accomplished using his own particular style. I am going to “disprove” his argument using as many fallacies of argument as I possibly can.
Jon Stewart’s assertion that Crossfire is hurting the American public is inherently wrong. First and foremost, Jon Stewart is clearly a liberal. He is a Jew from New Jersey. It is well known that liberal Jews have a history of Communist leanings. One need look no further than the case of the Rosenbergs in order to see the Jewish people’s long tradition of siding with Communists. Given Stewart’s ethnic background, is it not fair to say that he too would have influenced by the same people as the Rosenbergs? How can a man who so clearly is predisposed to Communism, the natural enemy of a free democracy be trusted to lecture true Americans on political discourse?
Secondly, Jon Stewart is attempting to undermine the country’s trust in cable news. This could possibly be only the first step in his plan. This is clear by looking at his arguments. If we are to accept Stewart’s argument on this, what is to stop the country from agreeing with him the next time he says something utterly ridiculous. By taking away the public’s faith in CNN’s representatives as fair and honest, Stewart is setting the stage to make more and more grandiose claims. One by one, he can simply use his unique humor to discredit anyone. At one point during the discussion, Stewart notes that he admires Abraham Lincoln, our 16th president. However, if President Lincoln were subjected to same sort of humorous ridicule that Jon Stewart so deftly hands out, he too would have been viewed as an ineffective president. So, by allowing Stewart to make fun of Crossfire, we are essentially giving him the credibility to discredit anyone, no matter how deserving or undeserving they are.
Lastly, Jon Stewart is, in his heart of hearts, a big dick. His life is worthless and he is both lazy and unintelligent. Thus, it naturally follows that any argument he makes is unworthy of actual discussion. Rather, anything he says should be ignored unless someone who isn’t Jon Stewart agrees with it. Unfortunately, the point would still be unworthy because anyone who associates with Jon Stewart can’t be trusted. Merely talking to Jon Stewart makes a person’s argument that much less worthy.
As you an see, Jon Stewart is a Communist Jew attempting to undermine our country’s entire political process through humor. His personal faults make it impossible to believe anything he says and what little sense we can make of his remarks must be looked at as extremely dangerous. Truly, Jon Stewart should be feared.

1 comment:

Mom said...

Ummm - your grandparents are Jews in New Jersey.