Mission Statement

This blog provides a regular critique of the editorial segments produced by Sinclair Broadcasting, which are "must-run" content on the dozens of Sinclair-owned stations across the country. The purpose is not to simply offer an opposing argument to positions taken by Boris Epshteyn and Mark Hyman, but rather to offer a critique of their manner of argumentation and its effect on the public sphere.

Showing posts with label McCain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McCain. Show all posts

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Hyman's Attempts at Rhetorical Misdirection Leave Him Lost




Hyman’s latest commentary is kinda-sorta about the Clinton Foundation, but mostly about the McCain Institute, and the whole exercise turns into a train wreck in fairly short order. This shouldn’t surprise when, in the midst of nearly daily revelations about the attack on America’s democratic system by a foreign adversary with the intent to elevate Trump to the presidency, Hyman begins his commentary thusly:

“Politicians who craft U.S. policy while accepting foreign donations must be closely scrutinized.”

(Pause for laughter).

The underlying rhetorical goal is obviously to engage in some “muddying of the waters” by throwing out other stories about politicians being overly cozy with foreign countries to dilute the daily damning revelations regarding the Trump/Russia scandal.