A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Query to Scott, who claims:
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the whole point of my statement in re health care is that it's wron to
COMPEL someone to pay for another's bad habits, bad genetics or bad
luck.
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Scott, why is it NOT wrong to COMPEL someone to pay for another's bad
habits, bad genetics or bad luck in areas other than heathcare? If it
is not wrong to do so in areas other than healthcare, what might those
areas be? Further, how/why do you make the distinction?


Well, first, I said it IS wrong to compel someone to pay for another's bad
habits, bad genetics or bad luck in re health care. This does not imply that
it is otherwise acceptable to compel someone in other areas. This is the
logical fallacy of the extended analogy and is a red herring argument.

It may well be wrong to compel someone to pay for another's bad habits, bad
genetics or bad luck in other areas...or not. However, what we are
discussing at the moment is health care.

I note that you don't dispute my statement. Do I therefore take it that you
agree with me?

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