Boyd, Please post more like that. I love learning common logical fallacies. I think learning them should be as fundamental as multiplication tables. I think they are the future of internet (and non-internet) debate; making it much more scientific and mathematical. Knowing them by heart and recognizing them would save so much time. Do you have a good link to a list / glossary / dictionary (other than wikipedia)?
I was in a recovery forum here a while back and decided to call out every logical fallacy I saw. There were so many, that the group started insulting me and eventually ejected me; without rebutting a single point I made. Like I said, it can save a lot of time (revealed the true color of the group and its moderator very quickly). I think it's very relevant because universal libertarianism is essentially the same thing: recognizing all the logical fallacies in other political philosophies. After you weed out all the fallacies, you are left with a more logical / reasonable / legitimate / valid / scientific philosophy. -Mark +++++++++++++++++ This is the logical fallacy of The False Dichotomy. It presents two extreme opposing choices as the only ones when in reality there are many. BWS ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Dondero Rittberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, October 6, 2006 8:54 pm Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Good LP press > If you bash George W. Bush you are aligning yourself with Islamo- > Fascism and you are supporting individuals who want to outlaw > marijuana, execute prostitutes on public squares, slice off the > necks > of Jews and "collaborators" with rusty knives, and drape your > wife/girlfriend in an Burka from head to toe. > > In short, you are aligning yourself with Fascism. You are the > Anti- > libertarian. > > > --- In [email protected], "J R Stevenson" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/ 2006/ > 10/05/the_gay_problem_in_the_gop/ > > > > > > > > J R aka Vjklander > > > > If YOU voted for George Bush the Younger, YOU are personally > responsible for > > the deaths of 2748 American soldiers. Sleep Well. > > Those who voted for George Bush the Younger are morally inferior > to > those > > Germans who voted for Hitler. > > Visit us (www.uniquewear.com) > > Vote Libertarian (www.lp.org) > > Support NCSF (www.ncsfreedom.org) > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
