Leslie Lower, LCSW, LLC

11/01/2025

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10/30/2025

10/29/2025

Because no one should ever go hungry…

10/20/2025

𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦

In an argument, when evidence is presented in response to a specific claim, it is "moving the goalposts" when some other evidence is demanded instead.

We’re seeing this regularly now. When proof is demanded for atrocities we are witnessing, we are met with, “yeah, well prove that it wasn’t…” The goalposts keep moving so you’ll never be able score the point.

10/14/2025

This is a common tactic I’ve seen used a lot lately. Ibe seen many in recent weeks when talking about the government shutdown. Here is an example:

Original argument: "I think we should put more money into education and healthcare".

Straw man response: "So you hate our country and want to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending?".

Explanation: The response misrepresents the original argument by claiming it is an attack on military spending, which was never mentioned. The easier-to-attack claim of being "defenseless" is used to dismiss the actual point about increasing funding for education and healthcare.

09/22/2025

I know I haven’t posted in a while for various reasons, but mostly because I didn’t know what direction to go in. I’ve decided to focus on terminology that would be beneficial to know in this time of political and societal chaos.

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This weeks term is: The Paradox of Tolerance
This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945), where he argued that a truly tolerant society must retain the right to deny tolerance to those who promote intolerance. Popper believed that if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices.