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To: manc
Real, honest question: Who's Ian?

Wiki: Appeal to Consequences

Appeal to consequences, also known as argumentum ad consequentiam (Latin for argument to the consequences), is an argument that concludes a premise (typically a belief) to be either true or false based on whether the premise leads to desirable or undesirable consequences. This is based on an appeal to emotion and is a form of logical fallacy, since the desirability of a consequence does not address the truth value of the premise. Moreover, in categorizing consequences as either desirable or undesirable, such arguments inherently contain subjective points of view.

139 posted on 04/08/2009 10:28:33 AM PDT by Condorman (Prefer infinitely the company of those seeking the truth to those who believe they have found it.)
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To: Condorman

LOL

you actually took the time to look at what Ian is.

LOL


140 posted on 04/08/2009 10:29:44 AM PDT by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman no sick queer sham--- end racism end affirmative action)
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