The point is that the obvious conclusion may be right, but it isn't the only one that can also be logically valid and factually correct. But the quote panders to the simple minded who ONLY draw the obvious conclusion.
What's funny is that Sam made the accusation that I was interpreting it as black and white while I was actually accepting the obvious conclusion but also pointing out the other possibilities that it didn't preclude. I was making a matrix of valid possibilities within the context, not declaring one correct. Mostly it was an entertaining little personal foray back into sentential logic. On 7/28/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > they are all valid permutations. But it's an argument by analogy. So > according to you, the idea that, hmm, I learned x pretty easily and > Time over there learned x pretty easily therefore you should be able > to learn x pretty easily is invalid because I don't consider whether > Sam had trouble learning it? > > Cause if that's what you're saying, I think you're wrong.... > > Dana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167183 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
