"Dave" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:16:36 -0800, "Capt. JG"
said:

A straw man argument consists in setting forth an argument no one has
made
and then knocking it down, rather than dealing with an argument actually
made. The above is a classic example. You set forth the argument that
police
and fire protection should not be provided by government--an argument no
one
has made. You then proceed to knock down that argument rather than
addressing whether other programs should be run by the guvmint.

I suspect that if you can't understand the previous paragraph, others
can,
so I'll try not to belabor the point when you come back with the
inevitable
reply.


Really? Try google. You'll like it.

Now you're simply making yourself look foolish.


QED

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