Faustus said:
If the state Rs would have paid for top law firms or accounting firms attach their name to the audits it would drawn heads and carried weight.
You can't tell me that one of the Big 5 accounting firms or a reputable law firm wouldn't have been willing to undertake this - albeit it would have been without a predetermined outcome - which nixed their involvement in the first place.
Given that's not happening it's pretty clear that these endeavors amount to little more than hired gun expert reports which don't seek to sway concerned mods or libs (e.g the Court or the jury), but rather that the legislators' constituents were right all along. That's a worthwhile endeavor for those legislators answerable to their electorate.
I could be swayed by proof that comes from the audit, but it's hard to imagine a less suspect process. Then again the process was never geared towards me or moderates, it's geared towards Rs not having to admit defeat. It's helpful to have something more than tweets, DJTs indefatigability, and disdain for the opposition. This does that.
IT'S ONCE AGAIN TIME FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE GAME:
NAME THE LIBERAL'S LOGICAL FALLACY!!!
The liberal claims "The Arizona Audit is invalid because it's not run by a big name company". Which logical fallacy is he using?
Is it:
A) Equivocation
B) Tu quoque
C) Appeal to Authority
D) Circular Reasoning
If you guessed C) "Appeal to authority", you are correct! Just because an auditor is not well known does not make their work invalid.
Thanks for playing at home and stay safe until we meet again (which will probably be quite soon)