That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.
The case for Brexit was made on rhetorical flourishes and promises and bluster. A lot of promises on which people voted have turned out to be undeliverable. It was a false prospectus.
Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.
No doubt one may quote history to support any cause, as the devil quotes scripture.
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
All statements are true, if you are free to redefine their terms.
Bogus science gives vague, undisciplined thinking the look of seriousness and truth.
Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form.
