Children have been used for propaganda and have been recipients of propaganda for centuries. Propaganda is already a big part of the push to revert the budget back to 1.7 million dollars on May 7, 2022. Don't fall for it.
They'll say things like, "It is for the children," as they have already done, to tug at your emotional side. Children don't need a $20,000 education to learn how to read, write, and do arithmetic. Our one room school house is not what many in our town remember, those who went there decades ago think our town is spending too much money and we are not getting good results for our money.
10,000 dollars is generous.
22,000 dollars is greedy.
Wikipedia describes this appeal to emotion as a logical fallacy and should not be used in the debate over the budget on April 8.
"Think of the children" (also "What about the children?") is a cliché that evolved into a rhetorical tactic.[1][2][3] In the literal sense, it refers to children's rights (as in discussions of child labor).[4][5][6] In debate, however, it is a plea for pity that is used as an appeal to emotion, and therefore it becomes a logical fallacy.[1][2][3]"
If you choose, please stay home May 7th, let us not overturn our legal town meeting results from March 12.
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Amanda Leslie has a Letter to the Editor appearing in the Valley News, today. The letter proves the point of this BLOG post.
Cathy Peschke
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