I often refer to my logical fallacies poster when things like this come up:
https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ Excellent means of shutting these sorts of arguments down in short order. -D > On Dec 19, 2020, at 11:26 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I take my news where I find it. Are you disputing the facts in the article? > Seems like direct quotes from the people involved should be pretty reliable. > > They are called logicall fallacies for a reason - they are fallacies. In > other words, it does not follow that because some things in the NYT are not > true, that all things in the NYT are not true. This one is known as the ad > hominem attack, where instead of refuting any facts, someone tries to > discredit an article because a certain person wrote it, or it was published > in a certain periodical. > > https://kreativcopywriting.com/10-logical-fallacies-know-spot/ > >> On Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 7:04 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Really, you trust the New York Times? Same paper that swore up and down >> the Hunter Biden laptop was fake, not a thing, ignore this and move on, and >> now after the election "oh yeah, the FBI and DOJ are investigating that >> laptop. Sorry, our bad." This is just one of many examples of their >> bias. "Russian Collusion" anyone? >> >> No, sorry, NY Times has proven itself to have no credibility at all. They >> will print anything and everything to rake in the eyeballs and money. >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 8:49 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Finally got scheduled for the first dose. Tomorrow at 0930. >>> >>> Here's an article about a couple of Trump appointees who were at the CDC >>> during the whole outbreak. It was obvious to me that the people most >>> qualified to set the policy were in fact not being allowed to set it. But >>> this article gives some detail on how that actually transpired: >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/politics/cdc-trump.html >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 11:20 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for what you’ve been doing, along with your peers. It is >>>> appreciated! >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> >>>>> On Dec 16, 2020, at 2:17 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> We got a shipment yesterday and we are all prioritized now by >> personal >>>> and >>>>> occupational risk factors. So the ICU people doing aerosol-generating >>>>> procedures and those employees with underlying health and age risk >>>> factors >>>>> will get the vaccine first, then anyone working with covid patients, >>> etc. >>>>> Maybe by Friday. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 4:46 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Got my second shot Monday in the AZ trial, feeling a bit off last >>> night >>>>>> and now. Cheated and got an antibody test a coupla weeks ago, >> negative >>>>>> although I had a rxn then too. Will go get another test next week to >>>> see if >>>>>> I got the real deal or placebo. 2/3 chance for the real deal in this >>>> trial. >>>>>> If I got the placebo at some point soon I’ll get the real vax from >>> them. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> COVID-19 vaccine trial participants across SC describe their >>> experiences >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >> https://www.postandcourier.com/features/covid-19-vaccine-trial-participants-across-sc-describe-their-experiences/article_08542a32-399e-11eb-bb58-e757d49d81f1.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --FT >>>>>> Sent from iPhone >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
