If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean, are you going to ban cricket bats? (1996)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker uses a hyperbolic example to argue against banning sports equipment.
- In plain terms
- They say banning cricket bats is unreasonable.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid over‑reactive bans.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is a ban justified?
Another view
Analogy may be too extreme.
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