The article for discussion group this week might be of interest to the AP Language students, as it explores the way that fact based persuasion has 
A democracy that permits outraged denial to turn truth into a subjective concept will not remain a democracy for long. It will become an Animal Farm run by those with the biggest microphone, sharpest bayonet and maddest Mad Men. Preventing that devolution requires a true independent media—one free from corporate control and therefore free to aggressively police the truth.
Check out the article here and think about attending Wednesday night at 7:30.
