No. If X imples Y then NOT X implies NOT Y. That is the fallacy. Very commonly done and wrong! The accurate result should be NOT Y implies NOT X. There are others such as is it true that ab = ba ?
-- George Hester "Christopher Jahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > And it came to pass that Michael Pillsbury wrote: > > > Christopher Jahn wrote: > > > > > >> Fix the code, and you'll prove that. Right now, you're > >> blowing a lot of wind. The page doesn't display right, the > >> page has lots of coding errors, therefore the bad code is > >> affecting the display. > > > > > > While I agree with your opinion that sites should be coded > > to HTML standards, I feel compelled to point out that the > > above argument is invalid. It takes the form "X is true, > > and Y is true, therefore X caused Y." A logical fallacy, > > with some Latin name that I'm not enough of an anal > > retentive nerd to remember. > > Unfortunately, the only way to find the fallacy is to disprove > the conclusion, and the way to do that is - FIX THE CODE! > > > > > > Anyway, T Carr didn't seem to notice, and doesn't seem to be > > swayed by arguments logical or illogical, so I guess my > > point is moot. > > > > Mike > > > > p.s. Tabbed browsing rules! > > > > > > > > -- > }:-) Christopher Jahn > {:-( Dionysian Reveler > > A relationship is like a shark. It has to keep moving forward or > it dies. > > To reply: xjahnATyahooDOTcom
