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Re: Only 12% of People Killed in US Drone Strikes in Pakistan Identified as Militants
That is correct. They are merely standard.
This is an emotion-based argument:
so is this:
so is this:
They are all anecdotes pulled out of context in order to appeal to emotion - "eew, that's bad, that's icky, Gosh, I don't want that!!!" :roll: It's also hyperbolic, in that it suggests that that is the actual standard for the drone program, which such is in fact astronomically far from the truth.
Again, your experiences are not universal.
That is correct. They are merely standard.
And I don't get why you're saying I'm making "an emotion-based case built on hyperbole." Please, explain.
This is an emotion-based argument:
Jango said:A man comes home one day from working out in the fields to discover that his home is leveled and that his family is dead.
so is this:
Jango said:Children in targeted areas are afraid of the blue sky and exhibit PTSD symptoms
so is this:
brothern said:Granny's walking down the street, BOOM, smoking crater with grandma's mangled bloody guts splayed out everywhere. Which is brought to you happily by the United States, "When we murder you, we prefer to do it in the most evil way possible!"
They are all anecdotes pulled out of context in order to appeal to emotion - "eew, that's bad, that's icky, Gosh, I don't want that!!!" :roll: It's also hyperbolic, in that it suggests that that is the actual standard for the drone program, which such is in fact astronomically far from the truth.