District 1 recall election wasted city resources
I respectfully disagree with Richard Koritz's Aug. 30 Counterpoint, "Recall rebuff a victory for District 1 voters." I propose an alternative message to those who supported the recall.
To push for a special election in the same year as a general election was folly. It resulted in the unwise use of Greensboro's precious resources. Perhaps recall opponents could have done a better job pointing this out instead of challenging the recall process.
If Greensboro is to move forward, the racial and political rhetoric must stop and honest debates on issues must occur without such flawed arguments and incendiary language. Otherwise a climate of trust and cooperation may never exist and we will struggle to realize our potential. Hopefully, the citizens of Greensboro can recognize this and use better judgment going forward.
The primary fallacy in Koritz's argument is "begging the question." This is a form of logical fallacy in which an argument is assumed to be true without evidence other than the argument itself. When one begs the question, the initial assumption of a statement is treated as proven without logic to show why the statement is true in the first place.
Fred Cundiff
Greensboro
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