Don't Play With Me Churchill

British control over India has been a very important issue. This topic has been a very controversial one since it has brought a lot of different political opinions to gather upon a conclusion. The duty of this powerful force over a developing country is a big struggle for the analysts such as Winston Churchill, a good example is in his speech called Our Duty in India.

At the beginning of his speech he addresses the audience in a very formal way. Churchill’s goal is to make the London citizens to reflect on this topic that is making the government and other candidates think.

Throughout the speech there are hidden fallacies that make the speech interesting and enjoyable to read. While expressing his opinion toward the principals of Gandhi he expects the audience to think the same as he does. After giving various points in the opposition of Gandhi he says, “You will never be able to come to the terms of Gandhi.” Churchill, what makes you feel I don’t agree with Gandhi’s principals and ideas? This is what Heirichs calls the Chanticleer Fallacy, “after this, therefore because of this” (152). At the beginning of the paragraph he says, “Gandhi stands for a permanent exclusion of British trade from India... A substitution of Brahmin domination for British rule in India.” What happens if I think that the real solution for this problem is expulsion of British out of Indian Territory? Don’t play with me Churchill, don’t assume I agree with you only because of your examples. I am now experts on rhetoric don’t dare playing with me!

Churchill also uses the fallacy of misinterpreting evidence. What makes you think that India will be successful with a federalist government? Your evidence is not leading to a reliable conclusion. Only because in “the United states of America, in Canada, in Australia, and in South Africa” this political systems “have arisen,” it doesn’t mean it will work in India as well. Churchill, you are also contradicting yourself. As you said before India is a country that has a lot of controversy in this topic, in the other hand it has various internal problems that if the government fails to solve, the consequences may harm the country. Having a federal government is not the solution for all the problems India has. Okay, I’m not going to generalize and try to manipulate you with some fallacies, I don’t play that way, I will tell you that your solution may work and your points may be good, but please address the other part of the population, don’t be egocentric. STOP!