Now Is The Political Season As A Critical Thinker Analysis

Now is the political season. As the races for the victors of the primaries continues to roll on, it is important that we as educated American voters as well as critical thinkers take a step back and analyze the things that we are hearing. It is true that one of the main dangers threatening the actual knowledge of an American voter is the media. The media is a wonderful tool. However, it also holds power to which no one else can compare. This we know. However, There is another danger to be mindful of as critical thinkers. That danger is the speech of the candidates. Often times we get swept up in something that a candidate said that we do not take the time to analyze the meaning of the words but instead we trust that they used them correctly. We think that because they are intelligent enough to run for president, then they must be using their chosen vocabulary correctly. Is that truly a responsible was to participate in election season as a critical thinker? On the contrary, it is our job to analyze the words that were said, how they were said, where they were said, and why they were said. Lost in the muck of the election season is one common mistake that does not seem to be noticed, the use of the word Exceptionalism. Usually, liberals and conservatives use different weapons and point to move along their
It actually has a direct connection with Darwinism. “Long before Strong’s gloss of a divine command was added to the idea of mission, it had been sanctified by the only nineteenth-century “prophet” who mattered to the political thought of the American mission: Charles Darwin”(Ceaser, 20). Now if “The Mission” could be used as a religious idea as well as an idea based around Charles Darwin, then the phrase is as vague and problematic as “exceptionalism.” That brings us back to where we started, confusion, improper usage, and vague