Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies

[Rex E.]

Pretty neat site that not only the politicians, but many or us on this site need to review

http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/home

[bobabode]

Where's the fun in that?

[Boreas]

Did you mean fallacies or phalluses?

John

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Did you mean fallacies or phalluses?

John

ooppssssssss.....fruedian for sure, eh....

Maybe D or Pete will fix that for me (or maybe not)

lol

no more posting before coffee for me

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

ooppssssssss.....fruedian for sure, eh....

Maybe D or Pete will fix that for me (or maybe not)

lol

no more posting before coffee for me

That's a pretty cool site. I think it should be required reading for our Right Wing friends. (Of course, those of us on the Left are never guilty of such lapses but it's fun to see the entire universe of Right Wing debate tactics so ably lampooned.)

John

[finnbow]

Could you imagine if a law were passed prohibiting logical fallacies during political campaigns or while debating public policy? Politicians wouldn't know whether to sh!t or go blind.

[ebacon]

There is some commentary to the effect that debates provided a lot more information during our earliest days because our only politicians were our best ones. IMO there is a lot of truth to that. For example reading The Federalist Papers sure provides a different perspective of our earliest days than reading modern recollections.

Speaking of which, there a few modern Federalist Papers floating around. They are claimed to be easier to read versions of the originals and some might be. For sure there are others that while being called Federalist Papers they actually lay out modern plans for the Federal government.

Be careful with that stuff if you are into it.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by ebacon

There is some commentary to the effect that debates provided a lot more information during our earliest days because our only politicians were our best ones....

A visit to the Lincoln or Jefferson memorials in DC confirms the intellect of our earlier leaders. I've been to both dozens of times and am still in awe after reading their writings engraved on the walls.

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by Rex E.

Pretty neat site that not only the politicians, but many or us on this site need to review

http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/home

Great Site!

Here's another for perusal along with the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...dex.html#index

http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html

[Twodogs]

Originally Posted by ebacon

There is some commentary to the effect that debates provided a lot more information during our earliest days because our only politicians were our best ones. IMO there is a lot of truth to that. For example reading The Federalist Papers sure provides a different perspective of our earliest days than reading modern recollections.

Speaking of which, there a few modern Federalist Papers floating around. They are claimed to be easier to read versions of the originals and some might be. For sure there are others that while being called Federalist Papers they actually lay out modern plans for the Federal government.

Be careful with that stuff if you are into it.

I went to a two week group reading and study of those papers about a month ago. Very interesting stuff, and I prefer the originals.