Why do you think in absolutes? If he said the brilliant NEVER threw stones at the mediocre then just one brillaint person could make it invalid.
To assume you're brillaint just because stones are thrown at you is mediocre thinking. On 7/28/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > The problem with the quote is that the unstated implication doesn't > follow logically. > > It makes the implication that if stone's are thrown, then you are > brilliant. But it doesn't say that. It actually says that if you are > having stones thrown at you that you _may_ be brilliant and the people > throwing them _may_ be mediocre. > > To reach the implied conclusion "you are brilliant and they are > mediocre", the sentence would have to read "only the brilliant have > stones thrown at them and only the mediocre throw stones." With his > quote as stands, it's entirely possible that the brilliant throw > stones at the mediocre. > > This is actually my beef with Rush. He reaches conclusions by using > logically flawed arguments that the average person doesn't realize are > flawed. > > -Kevin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167088 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
