tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post3969082806421991963..comments2024-02-08T01:44:24.272-05:00Comments on ModeratePoli: Species identification - Lousy argumentsModeratePolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-73817646090321791212012-06-20T20:48:34.583-04:002012-06-20T20:48:34.583-04:00An example of "correlation is causation"...An example of "correlation is causation" (#3). Joe the plumber says gun control caused <b><a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/20/joe-the-plumber-blames-gun-control-for-the-holocaust/" rel="nofollow">the holocaust</a></b>. I am not making this up.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-10481813237303688242012-02-01T00:06:00.690-05:002012-02-01T00:06:00.690-05:00Part of a comment at Atlantic demonstrating the &q...Part of a comment at <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/singling-out-islam-newt-gingrichs-pandering-attacks/252300/" rel="nofollow">Atlantic</a> demonstrating the "No True Scotsman" fallacy:<br /><br />"Free Americans who actually research their candidates instead of having them described to us by said enemy-collaborating shills KNOW that Ron Paul didn't write those letters..."<br /><br />And I thought I knew what "free" means.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-20964906316797245142011-12-29T12:30:57.298-05:002011-12-29T12:30:57.298-05:00@Couves
I intentionally didn't look at the st...@Couves<br /><br />I intentionally didn't look at the standard list, but created my own list based on my extensive reading of blogs comments.<br /><br />It was a fun exercise, actually. The standard lists aren't fun: they remind me of the most dreadful parts of philosophy class and Latin class all rolled into one. [shudder]ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-15006597551156430572011-12-29T12:14:12.594-05:002011-12-29T12:14:12.594-05:00Begging the question, which is almost always used ...Begging the question, which is almost always used incorrectly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging_the_question<br /><br />Don't even get me going on the misguided plural usage of "data"... ;)Couveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926561539205771774noreply@blogger.com