Voters in the South-East were today warned that electing the BNP could
cost them thousands of pounds in depressed house prices.

In one leaflet, the Conservatives claim that voting BNP "could cost you
£17,000" because areas that have backed the party in large numbers have
seen their house prices hit hard.

The leaflet claims that Barking, which elected 12 BNP councillors last
year, saw homes rise by 1.2 per cent compared with the London average of
9.1 per cent.

It says the difference meant Barking homeowners lost out on an average
£17,000 over the past year.

In 2005, the year before the BNP got elected, Barking homes increased
with the London average.

The leaflet says: "Ask yourself. 'Can I afford to keep the BNP in
Rosedale?'"

The Tories, Labour and the Liberal Democrats are determined to defeat
the far-Right in the elections and in some areas have unofficially
agreed pacts to ensure the strongest contenders can fight off the BNP.

The BNP won Rosedale ward after claiming that the council was flooding
the area with asylum seekers and putting up council tax as a result. In
reality, the council did not house a single asylum seeker

Custard Creme  posted
>Voters in the South-East were today warned that electing the BNP could
>cost them thousands of pounds in depressed house prices.
>
>In one leaflet, the Conservatives claim that voting BNP "could cost you
>£17,000" because areas that have backed the party in large numbers have
>seen their house prices hit hard.

Scratch scratch plop plop. What's that funny noise? Ah, the familiar
Election Day sound of barrels being scraped and depths plumbed.

>
>The leaflet claims that Barking, which elected 12 BNP councillors last
>year, saw homes rise by 1.2 per cent compared with the London average of
>9.1 per cent.
>
>It says the difference meant Barking homeowners lost out on an average
>£17,000 over the past year.
>
>In 2005, the year before the BNP got elected, Barking homes increased
>with the London average.
>

Admit it, this is a question from a GCSE Critical Thinking practice
paper. Candidates are asked to name the well-known fallacy being
committed here.  

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PeteM

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Custard Creme  posted
>Voters in the South-East were today warned that electing the BNP could
>cost them thousands of pounds in depressed house prices.
>
>In one leaflet, the Conservatives claim that voting BNP "could cost you
>£17,000" because areas that have backed the party in large numbers have
>seen their house prices hit hard.

Scratch scratch plop plop. What's that funny noise? Ah, the familiar
Election Day sound of barrels being scraped and depths plumbed.

>
>The leaflet claims that Barking, which elected 12 BNP councillors last
>year, saw homes rise by 1.2 per cent compared with the London average of
>9.1 per cent.
>
>It says the difference meant Barking homeowners lost out on an average
>£17,000 over the past year.
>
>In 2005, the year before the BNP got elected, Barking homes increased
>with the London average.
>

Admit it, this is a question from a GCSE Critical Thinking practice
paper. Candidates are asked to name the well-known fallacy being
committed here.  

-- 
PeteM

-- 
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Custard Creme  posted
>Voters in the South-East were today warned that electing the BNP could
>cost them thousands of pounds in depressed house prices.
>
>In one leaflet, the Conservatives claim that voting BNP "could cost you
>£17,000" because areas that have backed the party in large numbers have
>seen their house prices hit hard.

Scratch scratch plop plop. What's that funny noise? Ah, the familiar
Election Day sound of barrels being scraped and depths plumbed.

>
>The leaflet claims that Barking, which elected 12 BNP councillors last
>year, saw homes rise by 1.2 per cent compared with the London average of
>9.1 per cent.
>
>It says the difference meant Barking homeowners lost out on an average
>£17,000 over the past year.
>
>In 2005, the year before the BNP got elected, Barking homes increased
>with the London average.
>

Admit it, this is a question from a GCSE Critical Thinking practice
paper. Candidates are asked to name the well-known fallacy being
committed here.  

-- 
PeteM

-- 
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