There are times in news articles that statements are taken out of context. Moreover, without the benefit of voice inflection this can lead the reader to a wrong interpretation of the originator’s statement.

Unfortunately, Virginia Beach’s City Council member Jim Wood’s contextual articulation to Virginian-Pilot’s journalist Deidre Fernandes leaves nothing to misinterpret and is pure arrogance.

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Ever heard of the Ben Franklin Method?

It is an old high-pressure salesman ruse to close a deal. After the schemer spins the positive virtues of a product, he produces a blank piece of paper, draws a line down the middle, and writes "FOR" on the left side and "AGAINST" on the right side.

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