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To: dsc

Hey, you’re the one who said my argument was illogical. The least I expect from you is to point out why. You appear to be incapable.


106 posted on 09/10/2009 11:52:28 PM PDT by Nate505
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To: Nate505

“Hey, you’re the one who said my argument was illogical.”

I didn’t say it was illogical. I said it was sophistry.

Definitions of sophistry on the Web:

•Sophism: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

•An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; The art of using deceptive speech or writing; Cunning or trickery

•A seemingly plausible, but fallacious and devious, argumentation.
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It is misleading to argue that alcohol is more dangerous than pot **and** that marijuana should therefore be legal. It is misleading whether or not alcohol is actually more dangerous to health than pot.

This is because there are many factors other than danger to the user’s health that justify prohibiting pot.

You can easily figure out for yourself what these are, so I’m going to give myself a break and not type them in — again.


115 posted on 09/12/2009 10:36:44 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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