As political campaigns heat up, people are being deceived by certain topics that keep our eyes off the real issues. Politicians have their own favorite ?catch phrases? that sound good, but do these ?catch phrases? actually make sense. According to Barbara McCutchen?s Times Record article ?Government Taking Us Over?, there are six ?catch phrases? that are commonly used by many politicians today.The first phrase ?No Child Left Behind?- refers to all children in school are actually being programmed to think the way the government wants them to. Second, ?Homeland Security?- makes life harder or inconvenient on our citizens while not doing that m ...view middle of the document...
This article doesn?t describe each issue correctly. For this reason, I disagree with the writer. Not all the facts are given in the ?No Child Left Behind? phrase. The standardized testing process should hold educators responsible for their job. According to the ?Homeland Security? phrase, the writer expects the illegal immigration problem to be fixed overnight. The United States has had border patrol problems around for decades. Finally, the ?War on Terror? hasn?t just been about oil and Israel, but also getting rid of a tyrant (Sadom) and helping a country find democracy (Iraq). For these reasons, I disagree with this article.I believe the information for the ?Homeland Security? phrase could be related to a logical fallacy. ?Fair Use of Information? is used in this phrase. The writer of this article points out that illegal immigration problems with our border patrol have just recently started. The United States has had problems with illegal immigrants for many, many years. This information is not completely up to date, which makes it a logical fallacy.In closing, we can see that politicians will use sense-appealing phrases or topics to keep us from seeing the truth. Our job as responsible adults is to research and truly understand what these certain phrases mean. So the next time you hear the phrase ?No Child Left Behind?, ?Homeland Security?, ?War on Terror?, ?Patriot Acts?, or ?War on Poverty?, remember to do your homework.