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Mormon 101, X-rated sex details collide at Arias trial
Fox News ^ | Feb. 6, 2013

Posted on 02/10/2013 10:20:46 AM PST by Colofornian

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To: bert

If you say so...


181 posted on 02/12/2013 1:58:21 PM PST by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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WOW, with so many, it should be really easy for you to actually post a link or quote this elusive hate.


Item "C"



A. If you say something along the lines of “the moderators might ban me for saying this, but…” then you lost.

B. Anyone who says “well, ban me if you want to, but…” is actually saying; “in the name of a loving God, please ban me because I am losing this argument so badly that my only hope of escaping it with a shred of dignity is if I can make myself out to be some sort of martyr to free speech.”

C. If you claim to have supporting evidence available online, but instead of linking to it you say “Look it up yourself,” you lose. Similarly to the banning thing, “look it up yourself” clearly means “please please please don’t look it up yourself.” It’s an admission of failure.

D. If you invoke the name of a logical fallacy without explaining its relevance, you lose. Logical fallacies are not Harry Potter spells. You don’t just get to shout them out and wiggle your wand to make magic happen. Plus, there’s a logical meta-fallacy: Just because someone’s making an error in reasoning doesn’t mean they’re wrong.

E. If you claim to be winning, you lose. This should be self-evident: If you’re so desperate that you have to tell someone you’re winning, you’re obviously not. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/12/alt-text-internet-arguments

 


182 posted on 02/12/2013 2:20:02 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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