Ted Cruz Speech Analysis

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In his speech, Ted Cruz talks about how if anybody can not tell the difference between our friends and our enemies, or the difference between the nation of Israel and Islamic terrorists that want to murder us. That raises serious questions about their fitness and judgment to be Commander in Chief. When he says this, Ted is using false dichotomy because he says If you don’t vote for me, then that’s the kind of president you will have. This argument might seem effective because a lot of people don’t want Trump to become president and doesn’t like his views on a lot of things. This argument could be changed to make it valid by not giving the people any choice but to vote for him.
Ted Cruz talks to the 65 to 70 percent of replications in the crowd

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