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To: alexander_busek
Have I once directed a personal insult towards you in the entire course of this conversation?

Not yet. But your mischaracterization of my use of the word "worldwide" as an instance of the Fallacy of Popularity, was so egregious an error, GIVEN the question I was answering when I used the word "worldwide," that you deserved a rebuke.

562 posted on 09/11/2023 12:55:51 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Not yet. But your mischaracterization of my use of the word "worldwide" as an instance of the Fallacy of Popularity, was so egregious an error, GIVEN the question I was answering when I used the word "worldwide," that you deserved a rebuke.

My observation was legitimate. Your use of the word "worldwide" was unnecessary and hence confusing. The accusation of "ad populum" was not unreasonable. Would your argument have been any weaker if you had instead chosen, say, "consistently" or "uniformly?"

And not all Christian churches employ the Cross as a symbol. The Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, view the Cross with disgust (while still honoring the concomitant Sacrifice).

Regards,

566 posted on 09/11/2023 1:05:54 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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