An editorial on a news program said that Michael Vick, pleading guilty to promoting dog fighting, should be banned from the NFL for life.<\/p>\n
But it also said the REASON the NFL should take this action is that it should not promote or condone violence.<\/p>\n
Huh?<\/p>\n
Professional football IS violence: 300-pound giants trying to flatten one another into a pancake.<\/p>\n
I agree that dog fighting is sick (I love dogs but would feel this way regardless).<\/p>\n
For his crime, I think Vick — a sick and despicable creature — should be given the maximum punishment allowable under the law.<\/p>\n
But after that, he should be allowed to earn a living in his chosen profession.<\/p>\n
(If he makes you sick, boycott his football games. If we all do that, his team may let him go — that’s their call.)<\/p>\n
But do you see a logical disconnect in the NFL taking an overall anti-violence stance? (Maybe the NRA could join them.)<\/p>\n
The point?<\/p>\n
What you say — in an ad, press conference, article, letter, speech, sales meeting, or at a cocktail party — has to be logically consistent.<\/p>\n
The minute you take a stance that is in logical conflict with reality (e.g., vegetarians for meat; a subprime lender foreclosing on its mortgage owners portraying a kindly father image in its TV spots), you confuse your audience, lose credibility, and destroy the persuasiveness of your argument.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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