Heidi Moore's Argument from Intimidation
The Argument from Intimidation is the attempt to substitute psychological pressure for rational argument.
On the website of the Wall Street Journal, under the heading “Capitalism Shrugged: Should Ayn Rand Be Required Reading?”—and after stating a few uncontroversial facts, several inaccuracies, and some inconsequential fluff—Heidi Moore gets to her point:
Rand has a bit of a reputation problem among those who have not drunk the Kool-Aid. . . . Deal Journal r…
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