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To: 1rudeboy
My conclusion, that illegals present a threat on the roads far greater than the native population, is certainly logical, based on my observations.

As I said, I don't even have to wait to hear the name. As for single-car accidents, I immediately think white, middle-class teenager.

43 posted on 02/15/2007 8:39:06 AM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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To: Trailerpark Badass
I enjoyed the irony of trying, with no success, to discuss the English language with you. Call what you want "logic," personally, I don't care if you call it Francis. So be it. The "logic" of the following:

A. a driver with an Hispanic surname was involved in an accident,
B. a good number of illegal immigrants have Hispanic surnames,
C. therefore, the driver is an illegal immigrant,

is easily defeated by observing that not all people with Hispanic surnames are illegal immigrants. The moment you fall back on words that indicate probability, such as "almost always," or whatever, you are speculating. Guesses, even educated ones (to which you are certainly entitled), are not examples of logic. In fact, now that I think about it (but I may be wrong), the logical fallacy itself is named an "error of distribution."
45 posted on 02/15/2007 10:39:20 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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