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Old 01-13-2014, 09:32 AM   #22
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The difference between us discussing here and celebrities going in front of the media is the amount of persuasion a celebrity has over people. As we saw with Jenny McCarthy's war on vaccines damage can be done when non-experts with access to media influence citizens with poorly researched information. I'm not saying Young hasn't researched but there's also no indication that he has the slightest clue about how the oilsands operate.
Yes but a proper argument involves pointing out his inaccuracies and citing data to refute his claims.

Just like with McCarthy, the war against anti-vaxxers can only be won with reasoned response and data, not derisive dismissal and argument from incredulity.
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