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On Apr 17, 1:54*pm, jps wrote:
On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:44:31 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... Most of the "righty rights" here are as dumb as a doorknob. Loogy is a lefty; he's also dumb as a doorknob. You're a moderate righty, and I don't think you have been accused of being dumb. You would be pleased to know that in another newsgroup that I infrequently visit *I am considered to be very much to the left. * And dumb. It's all relative. I admit though, *Olbermann personifies the elitist attitude to which I was referring. He's not helping unite anybody, that's for sure. Eisboch Olbermann is making money, same as O'Reilly -- they're both pompous asses at their worst and sensible at their best. *Glenn Beck is insane and Sean Hannity is a liar. What's the other newsgroup, rec.welovehannity, rec.colddeadhands, alt.armeggeddonnow?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - SNIP 1. CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. Extremists often attack the character of an opponent rather than deal with the facts or issues raised. They will question motives, qualifications, past associations, alleged values, personality, looks, mental health, and so on as a diversion from the issues under consideration. Some of these matters are not entirely irrelevant , but they should not serve to avoid the real issues. Extremists object strenuously when this is done to them, of course! 4. INADEQUATE PROOF FOR ASSERTIONS. Extremists tend to be very fuzzy about what constitutes proof, and they also tend to get caught up in logical fallacies, such as post hoc ergo propter hoc (assuming that a prior event explains a subsequent occurrence simply because of their before and after relationship). They tend to project wished-for conclusions and to exaggerate the significance of information that confirms their beliefs while derogating or ignoring information that contradicts them. They tend to be motivated by feelings more than facts, by what they want to exist rather than what actually does exist. Extremists do a lot of wishful and fearful thinking. /SNIP Harry and JPS should read the whole article.. It would make them explode... ![]() |
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