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I don't have an opinion either way about the EFF especially, but I disagree that being an advocacy organization means you don't / can't make rational arguments.
by bscphil 8y ago
I don't have an opinion either way about the EFF especially, but I disagree that being an advocacy organization means you don't / can't make rational arguments. I think rational arguments should be expected of everyone; if you're part of an advocacy organization then presumably you think the arguments in favor of that organization's positions are winning, and so you should present those arguments.
Not every position needs to be advocated for.
- rrauenza 8y agoI generally feel it hurts an advocacy group's credibility when they advocate for something without a rational argument. (And it's not just the EFF that do this.) It's an interesting dynamic in the role of advocacy...
- jerf 8y agoYou can make rational arguments, but the rational advocacy organization quickly learns that it's a great deal less effective than hyperbole and emotion. And if you want to bemoan that, hey, I'm right there next to you, but, here we are....