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Friday, March 6, 2020

Anyone? Anyone at all?

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As a teacher I often had occasion to discuss the difference between fact and opinion with my students. By way of illustration, I would say…
Suppose your mother needed brain surgery. Well, I have a twelve-year-old nephew who believes he can do the surgery. Would you send your mother to my nephew or to a doctor?

Today, Americans are being presented with what is essentially the same choice, but it's not coming from a teacher interested in having them learn the importance of having facts to back up one's opinion. It's coming from a politician who is interested only in himself, who believes he is the smartest person in the country, and whose facts come from his gut.


Trump's Gut Collides With Science On Coronavirus Messaging

NPR, March 5, 2020 2:32 PM ET


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