They should teach people how to properly argue in high school.

I know they teach classes at the college level on how to argue properly, but for those whom college isn't an option, they should have the benefit of understanding the basic structure of an argument and, (in my mind more importantly,) what logical fallacies are and how to avoid them, and this should be a required class for all high school seniors. I was first introduced to logical fallacies when I took second semester English in my first year of my second attempt at college. The professor was adamant about teaching fallacy as we were deep into an election cycle that semester, (Barack Obama's first presidential bid,) and logical fallacies were bandied about on all sides. To me, a base knowledge of fallacious arguments works to combat bad arguments and misinformation. When you hear a logical fallacy being used, especially by a politician or a pundit, it can help guide you to a better understanding of that person's motivations and the level of truth or untruth that person is expounding.

Until tomorrow...

-Jay