On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:08:25 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Sep 28, 2:57*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:28:07 -0700 (PDT), Jack
wrote:

On Sep 28, 12:49*pm, wf3h wrote:
On Sep 28, 12:39*pm, Jack wrote:

I never said that, and you have no basis to say "rich" people don't
work hard. *How could you know?

and you have no basis on which to say middle class people don't work
hard. how would you know?

Another thing I never said or wrote. *You just keep on making it up as
you go, don't you?

It's called a "red herring" argument, an informal fallacy, and he uses
it consistently without scruple. * I don't think progressives ever
really study these informal fallacies (or formal) that they are so
fond of using. * And that's odd, because they use them so meticuously.

I can understand using this type of argument if your position can't
stand on it's own merits.

But that begs the question: Why would you take a position that doesn't
stand on it's own merits? That's illogical.

Propaganda doesn't have to be logical. It just has to be effective.

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On 9/28/09 3:26 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:08:25 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 28, 2:57 pm, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:28:07 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 28, 12:49 pm, wrote:
On Sep 28, 12:39 pm, wrote:

I never said that, and you have no basis to say "rich" people don't
work hard. How could you know?

and you have no basis on which to say middle class people don't work
hard. how would you know?

Another thing I never said or wrote. You just keep on making it up as
you go, don't you?

It's called a "red herring" argument, an informal fallacy, and he uses
it consistently without scruple. I don't think progressives ever
really study these informal fallacies (or formal) that they are so
fond of using. And that's odd, because they use them so meticuously.

I can understand using this type of argument if your position can't
stand on it's own merits.

But that begs the question: Why would you take a position that doesn't
stand on it's own merits? That's illogical.

Propaganda doesn't have to be logical. It just has to be effective.

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