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    • Deck Stacking in Arguments For and Against The Legalization of Drugs
    • Stacking The Deck on Talk Shows
    "People sometimes make decisions by folding a piece of paper in half, and listing reasons in favor on one side, and reasons against on the other; then they decide intuitively which side has stronge...
    "Gamblers 'stack the deck' in their favor by arranging the cards so that they will win. Writers 'stack the deck' by ignoring any evidence or arguments that don't support their position. I once expe...
    "[A] recent ABC show on drugs . . . distorted, omitted or manipulated drug reality. What was piously described as an attempt to open discussion on different approaches to the drug problem was simpl...
    "The program dwells with utmost respect on legalization efforts in Britain and the Netherlands. But it omits evidence of failure. It gives no time to British and Dutch experts who say they have bee...
    "The deck is stacked like a monte game. The advocates of some form of legalization include a judge, police chiefs, a mayor. But nothing is said about the great majority of judges, police officers a...
    "When the White House issued a statement last night saying that marijuana should remain illegal--responding to our pro-legalization editorial series--officials there weren’t just expressing an opin...

    "Biased talk-show hosts often stack the deck in their discussions of controversial issues by choosing more qualified and dynamic guests to represent the viewpoints they favor. If, by chance, the ot...

    • Richard Nordquist
  2. A one-sided argument (also known as card stacking, stacking the deck, ignoring the counterevidence, slanting, and suppressed evidence) is an informal fallacy that occurs when only the reasons supporting a proposition are supplied, while all reasons opposing it are omitted.

  3. Learn how to identify and avoid fallacies and propaganda in arguments and messages. The web page explains various types of fallacies and propaganda, such as ad hominem, ad nauseum, appeal to popularity, and more.

  4. Jun 1, 2017 · But card-stacking – also known as cherry picking, a one-sided argument or suppressing evidence – intentionally seeks to make people believe one side is the entire story. [1] This can lead to false conclusions, misinformation or a complete misunderstanding of a situation.

  5. Feb 14, 2024 · Card stacking is a propaganda technique that involves the deliberate manipulation of information or selective presentation of evidence to create a biased view of a subject or situation. It is a technique used to emphasize one side of an argument while downplaying or omitting contrasting or contradictory information.

  6. Much of what is called "slanting", or―in the context of propaganda―"card stacking", is the setting up of one-sided boobytraps. Slanting can be one of the most insidiously deceptive boobytraps, because simply leaving out relevant information can lead people seriously astray.

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