The sign "
Democracy or dictatorship" is a good example of a deception using logical fallacies such as
false dilemma,
selective evidence, etc.
A "
democracy" is, in fact, a "
dictatorship" called by the founding fathers the "
tyranny of the majority". That is why the United States was founded as a "
democratic republic" and not a "
democracy". The actual choices:
Democratic dictatorship (with no personal freedom protections)
Democratic republic (with personal freedom protections)
[Majority as 50%+1, Benjamin Franklin, red herring, vote on the Bible, hypothetical choices]
It is often attributed to Benjamin Franklin the saying that democracy is like
two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. The deception here, a
red herring deception, is to divert attention from what is said to argue about who did or did not say it.
Some pastors and religious denominations, etc., promote a similar deception by making their flock believe that one can vote to determine whether to take seriously parts of the Bible that they, in their own opinion or glory, do not like. Personal political and social agendas then get portrayed as Bible truth.
