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E H Schweitzer's avatar

Another excellent writing by one of the best writers I know. And I know me some writers.

The parallels between the prove me wrong farce and the cheap theatrical way American cases are being prosecuted is 100 percent accurate.

In the future, I’d like to hear Rick’s thoughts on how to best unmask and expose these farcical ploys.

And let’s be clear, Kirk did not invent this pattern. Trump did not invent it. Pirro did not either. It’s been used by false and prophets and swallowed by their sycophants for ages. Tell us Rick: Why are so many people so gullible? How can we expose this sort of thing regardless of who is using it?

These are my questions.

Rick Horowitz's avatar

Wouldn’t that be something. There are entire books on this (and I own many of them). I’ll have to think about how I’d do a post on that and tie it in with my criminal defense slant here. (As you know, because you’ve read them, I’ve occasionally written in appellate briefs about logic and used it to unmask illicit rhetorical moves by California AGs — most notably in the one where the 5th DCA published the opinion. Maybe I could do a post about something like that.)

Denise Jacquelyn Chaffee's avatar

Damn, this is good.