Myth-busting
Knocking the EU is second nature to many people, raising a smile or causing apoplexy with the
latest plan of the barmy Brussels bureaucrats. But the bulk of “Euromyths” are gross exaggerations, deliberately spread to denigrate the EU by making it appear silly or sinister,
or both.
A good euromyth rebuttal has three key ingredients:
- The rebuttal: point out that the myth is false.
- The explanation: explain the grain of truth which underpins the myth - there usually is one.
- The inversion: turn the original story on its head to make a serious point about the EU's benefits. (No, we're not standardising the size of condoms; but where we do agree a common set of standards across the EU, this can reduce costs and cut red tape. For instance...)
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