On Tue, 8 May 2001, Joshua Brown wrote:
quoted 4 lines how about you rephrase that:> how about you rephrase that:
>
> Does anyone on this list not actively protest against the Drug War? ok,
> then you support it.
How about you don't rephrase that. That's one of the worst examples of
deductive reasoning that I have ever seen. Your argument is valid
technically (Modus Ponens), but the premiss is unsound to such a large
degree that the whole argument is laughable.
As an example:
Does anyone on this list not actively protest against me sticking
several large spikes in their back as I mutilate their hands with a
spoon? Ok, then you want me to.
Professor Nerdlinger
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