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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">vintageinfants</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">BobDesperado</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Dr*Gonzo</strong> said:</div><div>Stop using the term false equivalacey.  Maybe using the phrase "all politicians" was over reaching, but members of both political parties use this rhetoric. My point is that liberals find all liberal rhetoric to be fair. Conservatives find all conservative rhetoric to be fair.</div></blockquote>
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	I can't stop using the term "false equivalency" because I think it's the defining feature of today's political climate.<br />
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	I also don't find your conclusion about liberals and conservatives and how they view rhetoric to be true.  You should probably avoid the use of "all" as well as false equivalencies.</div></blockquote>
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	why dont you use the word "equivocation", considering it's the ACTUAL word used for everything you're describing and not just a loaded buzz-word?   is it because it doesn't implicity detract from whoever you're speaking with?</div></blockquote>
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	No, I use "equivalency" instead of "equivocation" because equivocation doesn't mean what I want to say.<br />
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	It's not like I invented the term, either.  Here it is in another context:<br />
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	http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/12/false_equivalence.php

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