Do accurate details matter in forming an argument?

Do accurate details matter in forming an argument?

Not when you are the Education reporter for NPR, unfortunately.

“Every other OECD country managed it” – short school closures and lower death rates.

Except not really:

 

So “technically” her statement was false, such that she then word smiths by agreeing it’s false, but then let’s add a bunch of other things we never mentioned before (it’s still false) but it’s the thought that counts. Or something.

Sloppiness like this does not look good.

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