I recently received U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul's robot-call survey. I answered truthfully. The survey wanted to gauge which issue I thought was more important: securing the border against immigrants or dealing with Iraq. I answered Iraq.
The survey then asked "Do you agree that we must stop Iraq from being a failed state and we must support President Bush's actions?" This is a sneaky technique known as "begging the question." Of course, no one wants Iraq to be a failed state, so most people will answer yes.
One of my favorite sayings is: "Anyone can lie with statistics; 83 percent of all people know that." By begging the question, McCaul seeks skewed opinion poll results that inaccurately trivialize the number of people opposed to the war in Iraq.
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Thanks, Gopa; that image says it all!
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