Blind Advocacy Territory

Signs that you may have entered the territory of blind advocacy:

1. You defend an unethical weasel just because the person is on your team.
2. You cannot conceive of any meritorious arguments for the other side.
3. You demonize anyone who simply disagrees with your positions.
4. You think the opposition is ignorant and poorly educated.
5. You realize the other side has valid points but you refuse to concede them.
6. You think it is more important to be right than to do right.
7. You never study or consider the arguments made by the best thinkers on the other side.
8. You automatically accord noble motives to those who are on your side.
9. You often overstate your case.
10. Your circle of friends does not include people who have opposite opinions from your own.