Comments about ‘Utahns should reject Bush's partisan politics’

Mr. Gale, my main complaint with your editorials is that you use absolutes. Examples:

1) "Daylight-saving time has never saved a dime ... for anyone ... anyplace"
2) "almost everyone agrees that we launched our attack with too few troops."
3) "Proponents say vouchers will generate more money for public education. Anyone who believes that is not only selfish but naive."

These are only a few phrases of many, but I feel that these will suffice to make my point. I will now critique them:

1) Daylight saving time has never saved a dime for 'anyone.' You can't vouch for 6 billion people in the world to say that not one single person has benefited from daylight savings.

2) "Almost everyone" does not convince me. I've never heard that opinion expressed, so I don't find it likely that "almost everyone" agrees with that statement. I find it more likely that "you" do.

3) "Anyone" who believes this is selfish and nave. Really? Just because someone has a different opinion than you, does not make them "selfish and naive."

Next time you write an article, please make sure to add a few statistics and avoid absolutes. It's just basic "good writing."