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William Seger

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6. The author is a "but" head

Reply to George II (Reply #4)

Sat May 8, 2021, 10:54 AM

May 2021

He uses "but" twice in the excerpt -- once as if he is contradicting administration claims and once as if he's contradicting that the children are far better off -- but in both cases, he's really just moving the goal posts.

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