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		Crito on Jan 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Revolution in Kiev Exactly. This idea that for every issue there must be two valid viewpoints each with good points is fallacious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_to_moderation

Mikeb85 on Jan 26, 2014 [–]

So let's just blindly accept the US-centric viewpoint on everything, which has been proven to be manipulated much of the time...

The idea isn't that there are 2 valid viewpoints, but that more often than not the truth lies between 2 extreme viewpoints.

Good job on arguing against a straw-man you two created...

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