New Training and Tougher Rules: How Colleges Are Trying to Tame Gaza Protests

The article discusses the efforts of various universities, particularly Vanderbilt, to maintain order amidst campus protests, with an emphasis on preserving free speech and institutional neutrality. The reasoning reflects a moderate use of logical fallacies. The Appeal to Tradition is seen in defending long-standing policies without sufficient justification for their current relevance. The False Dilemma presents a binary choice between strict enforcement and permissiveness, ignoring potential middle-ground solutions. Lastly, there’s an Appeal to Authority in the reliance on administrative figures to validate the approaches taken, rather than critically evaluating the policies themselves.