"Joe Parsons" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 06:07:05 GMT, "Calif Bill"

wrote:

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Joe, you a math minor in a business major?
Bill

Neither. I'm a writer.

Another Harry

I didn't miss your smiley (however ironic it might be), but I do have to
make a
couple of observations about your comment:

First, that it is an example of a logical fallacy called "hasty
generalization."
It goes like this:

Harry is an often flagrantly rude participant who espouses a
predominately "liberal" political position;

Harry describes himself as a writer;

Joe describes himself as a writer;

THEREFORE

Joe and Harry are the same.

The reason I mention this, apart from my fondness for identifying sloppy
thinking, is that Mr. Krause is (IMO) one of the more unpleasant and
disruptive
participants in rec.boats. I find any attempt to tie me to anyone
behaving as
he does to be, frankly, insulting.

Besides: you have no idea what (if any) political persuasions I might
hold.

Joe Parsons


Should have put a more smily faces. No, Joe, you are not in the same
unclass as Harry. You are a civil, reasoning person. Actually was going to
email you about having a couple of brews when my wife's ladies group met
coupled of Thursdays ago. Unfortunately got a bad cold.
Bill