{"id":21550,"date":"2022-02-18T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=21550"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T06:59:53","slug":"middle-ground-fallacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/02\/middle-ground-fallacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Ground Fallacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have grown to believe that moderation in all things is the key to a good life. We tend to think that when we are in between two seemingly equal choices, we have to compromise and choose the middle ground. This way of thinking, however, has resulted to countless injustices in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s watch the video and learn more about the middle ground fallacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation? - Elizabeth Cox\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lmf6bWl-Hco?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is the middle ground fallacy? Share your thoughts on it.<\/li><li>Aside from slavery, can you give other historical events wherein it was used?<\/li><li>Do you agree that a compromise between one action\/idea that is morally indefensible and one that is not is still wrong? Explain your stand.<\/li><li>Have you fallen prey to this fallacy? Share that instance.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate We have grown to believe that moderation in all things is the key to a good life. We tend to think that when we are in between two seemingly equal choices, we have to compromise and choose the middle ground. 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