bal\ufffdance, n.
bal\ufffd\ufffdance n.
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2. A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
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I suppose what Bill is doing may be to balance the otherwise leftist leaning debate among the members of this august group, but by no means does what he presents represent a balanced presentation. The fact that he presents a balancing perspective does not make his presentation itself balanced, by any stretch.
If by simply engaging in the rhetorical exercise of arguing the "devil's advocate" side is all that it takes to be branded balanced around here, then it may prove to be a worthy exercise. Wasn't that what Steve O'Connor's bot, Jerry Lee Cooper, was all about not too long ago?
However, I now understand what Faux News means when they claim to be "fair and balanced". I had always wondered how they could say that with a straight face....
