Guide to Creating Political Arguments

There's been a lot of buzz the past few days over a chart presented by anti-abortion representative Jason Chaffetz (See Chart Here). We here at The Pattison Chronicle didn't think it was fair for highly trained political obfuscators to have a leg-up on our readers, so we've put together another one of our world famous guides to help you understand. Behold:

THE PATTISON CHRONICLE GUIDE TO CREATING POLITICAL ARGUMENTS

Step 1: 

Pick the point you want to make. For our purposes we will be using the point that Justin Bieber has lead to the systematic destruction of the American way of life (you could really pick anyone for this).

Step 2: 

Link something to your point that helps strengthen your cause. This can be done with spurious correlations, unrelated factoids, or just plain lying. For our example, Justin Bieber is the same height as Hitler (100% True), would you let hitler sing to your kids?

Step 3:

Present your findings in a seemingly meaninful fashion. Here we have included a graph correlating attacks by ISIS with Justin Bieber record sales.

Step 4: 

Vehemently defend your point even in the face of overwhelming evidence against it. This part is key, as if you don't, people will think you are stupid.

That's it, you should have all you need to create your own ludicrous argument, and piss off your neighbors. Remember, stick to your point, and never surrender to logic! Be sure to share any campaigns that you create using our system with us on Facebook and Twitter. Without you we're just alone in a studio apartment with a cat (our headquarters), and that's no way to live. 

Bieber Roast Goes Horribly Wrong

March 16th, Comedy Central Studios

Many were excited to hear that hip-hop icon and self-proclaimed playboy Justin Bieber was to be roasted on Comedy Central last night, but even the most avid despisers of the Canadian misstep might be appalled at what actually transpired. The night began with clever jibes and witticisms, but appears to have ended in a spontaneous act of cannibalism and numerous human rights violations.

The following is a transcription of the original phone-call received by police at 10:15PM last night.  “Hello Officer?” the woman speaking is Gladys Merywhether, an old person who prides herself on speaking nonsense, and the loss of her driver’s license. “Yes, I smell bacon cooking in that comedy channel building, and I think it’s far too late for them to be consuming pork. I think there might be something wrong.” While the tip was quickly disregarded as frivolous, old person drivel, the police did follow-up when auto-tuned screams began to emanate from the studio in which the roast was being shot.

When they arrived they found the shirtless diva on a spit, turning slowly over hot coals. “It appeared that Kevin Hart was stuffing an apple in his mouth while Martha Stewart glazed him with a butter cream sauce. The whole murder was strangely appetizing, but of course we had to bring them all in. Murder is murder, even if it comes with a side dish.”

Feel free to add kale as a healthy afterthought.

We caught up with Martha Stewart as she prepared to make her trip to the courthouse for the second time “I’ve already done my nickel, go ahead and take me! I’m the baddest bitch in that house.” She faces charges of first degree murder and cannibal negligence. These charges have never been presented together and make an interesting case for both judge and jury.

Fortunately the pop-star was unable to be resuscitated as “most of his organs had already begun to carmelize.” For once it’s not all bad news at The Pattison Chronicle. Have a lovely Monday, and thank you for reading the most accurate news source south of FOX.

--Ashton Macaulay, Chief Editor, Chief Contributor, and Honorable Mention in The Pattison Chronicle Writing Competition (Damn you Stu!)