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To: lentulusgracchus

Yes, the argument does still stand, because it is the categorical definition of an argument - trying to persuade someone (YOU) with reasons (NOT VOTING ROMNEY) to accept a certain conclusion (WILL ENSURE A ZERO WIN). Seems simple enough.

You mistake my emotional appeal for you to change your course of action as a philosophical appeal to your logical motive, which, semantically speaking, is an entirely different thing.

And try not to miss the forest for the trees here... I said you’re “giving” your vote to Obama, not voting for him literally, i.e. if you sit at home or vote third-party candidate, Obama-voters will have no need to negate your nonexistent Romney vote for a Zero win. So, you’ll have in effect aided and abetted in a Democrat victory.

Okay, now we’re done here.


82 posted on 09/19/2012 11:48:21 PM PDT by Unc1e_Ivan (People sleep peaceably at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.)
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To: Unc1e_Ivan
So, you’ll have in effect aided and abetted in a Democrat victory.

With language like that, you've come dangerously close to wilfully mischaracterizing a free exercise of the franchise as a criminal activity.

That said, a false dichotomy is always a spurious appeal, a fallacy -- and therefore, not an argument, but appeal to motive rather than logic. Accusing people of criminality into the bargain shows how far over the line you are.

NOW we're done.

83 posted on 09/20/2012 12:42:36 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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