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To: freedumb2003
Show me in your response where you met the Logical Fallacy 1/2 of the challenge since you have deemed it so substantive as to actually try to use it as a way out of the corner you painted yourself into.

Ok, although we've been through this once, I will try again because I like you.

In post 815 D makes reference to an assertion made by P in a previous post. Although never addressing the actual facts of P's argument, D attempts to falsify it by calling him a liar and added that he was arrogant and delusional. D also makes a potentially erroneous assumption that P claims to be God.

There was obviously someone on the thread that recognized this abuse, outside the posting rules of FR and logical debate. In post 854 the Mod recognized and made note of the fallacious posts.

Later in a noble act of contrition D makes a concession (later clarified as not applicable) in 1029 that she may have been a bit accusatory.

And finally, someone else must have passed along another abuse complaint since another Mod appears to recognize the adhominem had exceeded acceptable limits and issues a global smack down in 1059.

I'm sure you are aware that adhominem attacks are a logical fallacy. I know that D is aware of this fact since I've posted this to her on numerous occasions, and as documented in the first Mod slap down.
1,380 posted on 02/21/2006 9:14:47 PM PST by darbymcgill
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To: darbymcgill
Although never addressing the actual facts of P's argument, D attempts to falsify it by calling him a liar and added that he was arrogant and delusional.

Are you referring to pnsn's assertion that humans are not animals? I'd say that currently it's pnsn's job to justify that assertion, since it goes against all taxonomic classification. Thus far he has made no attempt whatsoever to do so.

My observation of delusion was not related to the claim of humans not being animals. It stands indepenent of the "humans are not animals" claim.
1,381 posted on 02/21/2006 9:19:34 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: darbymcgill; Dimensio
In post 815 D makes reference to an assertion made by P in a previous post. Although never addressing the actual facts of P's argument, D attempts to falsify it by calling him a liar and added that he was arrogant and delusional. D also makes a potentially erroneous assumption that P claims to be God.

So calling a liar a liar is a lie? And the "erroneous assumption" is a logical conclusion.

There was obviously someone on the thread that recognized this abuse, outside the posting rules of FR and logical debate. In post 854 the Mod recognized and made note of the fallacious posts.

As I pointed out before, the AM yelled at D because they don;t like the term "Liar." Nowhere in the AM's post does he say that D is lying. Now that I know the AM doesn't like calling people liars, I ask you what term can be used to describe your complete misrepresentation of the AM's post? It ain't honest, I'll tell you that.

Later in a noble act of contrition D makes a concession (later clarified as not applicable) in 1029 that she may have been a bit accusatory.

*sigh* "a bit accusatory" is not a lie nor a logical fallacy. It also has been clarified in another post in terms of its general reference.

And finally, someone else must have passed along another abuse complaint since another Mod appears to recognize the adhominem had exceeded acceptable limits and issues a global smack down in 1059.

Again, a general admonition and no evidence of any logical fallacy or lie.

I'm sure you are aware that adhominem attacks are a logical fallacy. I know that D is aware of this fact since I've posted this to her on numerous occasions, and as documented in the first Mod slap down.

Well, you need to learn what a logical fallacy is. If I call you a jerk, that is just an insult. If I say your arguments are invalid because you are a jerk, that is ad hominem.

I see the insults (and appreciate them). The contention that the original poster is a liar is just that -- it is backed up in logic and argumentation. The other stuff is probably a certain amount of insult from frustration.

Sadly for you, neither is a logical fallacy and you have yet to meet my challenge. 1,300 posts and all you can come up with is some insults as examples of Evo's lying/LFs?

I can come up with specific CRIDer lies in the first couple of hundred.

1,382 posted on 02/21/2006 9:27:15 PM PST by freedumb2003 (American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
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