Herman Cain stands firm on NO Muslims in his administration.

Introduction

Think Progress encountered Herman Cain at a Conservative Principles Conference on March 26, 2011. Cain was asked a question that steamed from controversy brewing about a previous interview he did with Christianity Today. He admitted to having very little knowledge in the Muslim religion, but felt as if the only thing they were interested in is converting or killing those who did not share the same faith. Think Progress asked if he would be comfortable with appointing Muslims in his administration? He bluntly answered “No, I will not”. http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/03/26/153625/herman-cain-muslims/

Cain argues his stance on Muslims in his administration 15 seconds into the video

KEYES: You came under a bit of controversy this week for some of the comments made about Muslims in general. Would you be comfortable appointing a Muslim, either in your cabinet or as a federal judge?

CAIN: No, I will not. And here’s why.

Paraphrase

P1. There’s an attempt to place Muslim faith and Sharia Law into our government.

P2. Europe made this little change and now has a social problem

P3. The role of Islam in America is for those that believe in Islam to practice it.

P4. The role of Islam in America is for them to leave us alone.

P5. I get upset when the Muslims in this country try to force their Sharia law onto the rest of us.

C. Therefore, I would not feel comfortable with a Muslim being in my administration.

Analysis

Herman Cain does a terrible job on answering why he would not feel comfortable with a Muslim being in his administration. He starts off with an appeal to ignorance in which involves something incapable of being proved or has not yet been proven. It is impossible for Herman Cain to test every person that practices the Muslim faith to see if they would attempt to ease Sharia Law into our government. He mumbles on making hasty generalizations by drawing a conclusion about all members of a group from evidence that pertains to a selected sample. Cain accused Muslims of causing a social problem in Europe, and then follows up again with saying if a person is Muslim they would try to force their faith and laws on non-Muslims. This argument was dead on arrival. Cain had little valid evidence on why he should be uncomfortable with a Muslim being in his cabinet or appointing one as a judge.