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Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation?

Elizabeth Cox · TED

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About

It's 1819. The US is preparing to make Missouri and Maine new states. One representative insists that slavery shouldn't be allowed in any new state. Another believes it should be a state's right to choose. A compromise is proposed: slavery will be allowed in Missouri and prohibited in Maine. Can you spot the problem with this compromise? Elizabeth Cox explores the middle ground fallacy. [Directed by TOGETHER, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Massassauga].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Elizabeth Cox
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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