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To: Victoria Delsoul
But that's kinda like waving an American flag made in China, eh? Regarding rabid, xenophobic Americanism which seeks to dehumanize undocumented immigrants, I guess it's the thought that counts.
284 posted on 01/04/2004 11:26:08 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: Cultural Jihad
I'm not part of whatever fights you guys are involved. I was simply addressing what concerns to me, thanks.
289 posted on 01/04/2004 11:34:41 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul (Freedom isn't won by soundbites but by the unyielding determination and sacrifice given in its cause)
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To: Cultural Jihad
Regarding rabid, xenophobic Americanism which seeks to dehumanize undocumented immigrants, I guess it's the thought that counts.

Guess again...

A Freeper's Introduction to Rhetoric (Part 3, the Argument Ad Hominem)
      Posted by general_re
On 12/21/2003 5:59:01 AM PST with 24 comments


Introduction to Logic | Irving M. Copi & Carl Cohen
Argument Ad Hominem
The phrase ad hominem translates into "against the person." It names a fallacious attack in which the thrust is directed, not at a conclusion, but at the person who asserts or defends it. This fallacy has two major forms, because there are two major ways in which the attack can be personalized. Argument Ad Hominem, Abusive Participants in strenuous argument sometimes disparage the character of their opponents, deny their intelligence or reasonableness, question their integrity, and so on. But the character of an individual is logically irrelevant to the truth or falsehood of what that person says,...

Thought counts when constructing a non-fallacious argument. Try it.


291 posted on 01/04/2004 11:35:34 AM PST by Sabertooth (Have a Happy New Year, Freepers)
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