To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
116 posted on
06/06/2006 3:31:30 PM PDT by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: FreedomPoster
Do you even know the definition?
If there's a straw-man argument, the straw man is in saying that getting rid of the illegality will get rid of the problems (cost of enforcement, LEO not being able to focus on other crimes, people being jailed for 'petty' offenses, etc.) associated with the illegality -- as if they are the only problems associated with recreational drug usage. That is the straw man.
Nice to see that 'straw man,' 'non sequitur,' 'cite your sources,' and 'ad hominem,' are still the only points of formal logic that Freepers seem to be familiar with, usually misapply them, and usually when a formal argument is not underway but a mere discussion of an issue. Drugs. Indiscreetly breast-feeding in public. Evolution/Intelligent design. Three topics Freepers are unable to discuss rationally and with respect for one another. I wonder what is common to all three that breaks down civility.
125 posted on
06/06/2006 4:54:40 PM PDT by
Ghost of Philip Marlowe
(Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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