So this evening, I began my online deliberation with the use of PennLive.com, the website of my local newspaper. I chose an article about Senator Bob Casey’s proposal of legislation that would require equal pay for men and women for the same job.

Here are my screenshots from the conversation I had:

At first, I refuted an argument based on absolutely nothing, simply name calling of the senator and calling men’s work “harder” because it involves more physical work. I was then refuted by someone calling my sources biased, and challenging me to explain the actions of people who are only slightly involved in this debate. While I cannot explain other’s actions, I attempted to reason with the person logically. They sensed a liberal mindset in my words, and then generalized me to have one heartbeat with Bob Casey, dismissing me as a reason for the failed economy. However, I think level heads prevailed here.