The DailyKos

After reading the blog posts on www.DailyKos.com I came across several interesting critiques that were used by kos to maintain appeal. He is able to locate fallacies and flashpoints in rhetoric of politicians and provide evidence to support it in peculiar ways. He clearly illustrates depth of knowledge and understanding of the political environment but often his agenda is concealed by “Bush” slander.

Kos critiques the material he links to by a directly addressing every significant section of the quote. Sometimes the quotes themselves are much lengthier than the blog post. This aids the notion that his argument must be factual given the vast nature of research. His critiques are poignant and easily understood (almost as though you were having a one-way conversation). He even addresses “hatemail” in a calm response filled with sagacious insight. He draws the reader to a personal level so that he can derive much more attention and approval to his ideas.

Kos adequately addresses the fallacies of the material he reviews. He will chime in from time to time with witty remarks elaborating upon the fallacy behind many bills and policies. In one instance involving the Abercrombie Bill he displays the question “does it even pass the logic test?” to support that this is indeed a non sequitor.

Bush seems to be the focal point of much criticism on both ends of the political spectrum. From jokes that depict his, what seem to be often, mannerisms to his questionable legislature and stance there seems to be no end to the criticism. The President may have somewhat of a deficient vocabulary but this, in itself, is a fallacy. These ad hominem remarks that kos and other political bloggers repeatedly make towards President Bush are loosely tied. Do public speeches and political insight have any common ground? Not much, if you ask me.

Political bloggers, like kos, seem to thrive upon the fallacies and flashpoints of others and use them as a means of gaining attention. They create a whirlwind of political attacks upon ideals and principles of others. But when these prove to be unsuccessful in grabbing audiences they can always count on exploiting a blunder to regain attention. Kos has many substantiated, well-developed political views but the “Bush” and republican jokes overshadow his political prowess.

Overall kos accurately interprets many fallacies found in today’s political system. He has instilled many intriguing democratic views in his work and is well-developed. I wish he would keep the “Bush” slander to minimum; it lessens the effectiveness of his views.