Copyright Alliance - Infringement is Real, Ignoring it is Unreal

By Patrick Ross -- "In rhetoric, there's an old trick - begin with a true statement, and then follow with an argument that does not naturally follow from the true statement. When challenged, ignore the criticism of the argument and instead defend the true statement. Here's an example. True statement - "We'll always have copyright infringement. You can never completely eradicate it." False following argument - "Copyright owners should accept infringement as a reality and pursue other paths for compensation..."

http://blog.copyrightalliance.org/2009/12/infringement-is-real-ignoring-it-is-unreal/