I think only the simple minded would follow your logic. Anyone with a clue knows he's not saying this is the only possibility, yet you claim that's your beef with Rush, that he doesn't explain the obvious. Maybe you shouldn't assume his listeners are simple but flip it around and look at just a handful of is listeners as simple and the rest don't need the obvious spelled out.
On 7/28/05, Kevin Graeme wrote: > 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. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:5:167186 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
