Which part of this excerpt from President Barack Obama’s remarks on the Buffet rule uses the logical fallacy of false dilemma?
There are enough excuses for inaction in Washington. We certainly don’t need more excuses. I’d just point out that the Buffet Rule is something that will get us moving in the right direction towards fairness, towards economic growth. It will help us close our deficit and it’s a lot more specific than anything that the other side has proposed so far. And if Republican in Congress were truly concerned with deficits and debt, then I’m assuming they wouldn’t have just proposed to spend an additional $4.6 trillion on lower tax rates, including an average tax cut of at least $150,000 for every millionaire in America.
They want to go in the opposite direction. They want to double down on some of the inequities that already exist in the tax code. If we’re going to keep giving somebody like me or some of the people in this room tax breaks that we don’t need and we can’t afford, then one of two things happens: Either you've got to borrow more money to pay down a deeper deficit, or you've got to demand deeper sacrifices from the middle class, and you've got to cut investments that help us grow as an economy.
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The last part of the excerpt uses the logical fallacy of a false dilemma.
Explanation:
- A fallacy of a false dilemma is used to explain a situation or idea that has been falsely claimed to be true.
- People often come with different scenarios like this would happen or that could happen.
- However, the truth is that there is always another option that can be considered.
- The Buffet Rule was Barack Obama's tax plan in which he wanted to make tax system fairer.
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