| College students tend to wax enthusiastic
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| | or being subject to, the same
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| about the lessons they pick up in class.
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| | rule.Finally, spin-doctors notoriously
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| Curiously, this very admirable trait, a
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| | create mind-fog by abusing langauge.
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| thirst for knowledge, has a downside to
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| | Sometimes they utter deliberately vague
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| it. When one learns at a rate best
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| | or ambiguous sayings. Sometimes they
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| described as "alarming," which college
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| | simply make fine-sounding claims and
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| students often must do, little time
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| | offer no proof. You have heard this many
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| exists to sit and sift through all that
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| | times: "Our product delivers twice the
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| new material carefully. And this
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| | chocolatey goodness and only half the
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| burdensome task would mandate yet more
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| | calories!!" (And Joe Fried-potato, who
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| study time, which luxury few students can
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| | happens to be wider than your dining
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| afford.This means that, for very
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| | room, AGREES!!). The simple way to fight
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| practical reasons, they will tend to
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| | mind-fog comes from asking questions that
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| accept readily the sermons that echo from
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| | clarify.For instance, in your criminology
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| academic pulpits. Consumers of media
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| | course, you might ask Professor Plumb,
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| information have nearly the same problem
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| | "Professor, you said something about a
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| -- a large flow of information thrust at
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| | candlestick in a library. Precisely what
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| them, and little time to sort through it.
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| | did you mean by "candlestick," and did
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| Election years only magnify this problem,
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| | you mean to refer to this literally, or
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| and political candidates can grind axes
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| | as some sort of symbol that stands for
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| with the best of them. When a scandal
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| | something else? Press the point, when you
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| breaks out, the media blitz can sometimes
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| | feel that someone tries to sell you
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| blind even the more critical viewers. So
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| | something, as it were, under-the-table --
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| we have done some of the extra homework
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| | and make them sell it over-the-counter
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| for these groups to help them make the
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| | instead. Make them say just what they
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| best of this unhappy situation. Here, we
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| | mean, clearly and precisely.Once you have
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| offer a clear-headed set of rules to
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| | a clearer idea of the nature of the claim
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| disperse the fog quickly, adding daylight
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| | he wishes to promote, you can toss it
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| to the topic at hand.As a first step in
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| | into the pool of "noted claims to compare
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| adopting a cautiously critical posture,
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| | and contrast," first measuring that claim
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| we would like to introduce the rule,
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| | by itself, and then by checking it
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| "take careful notes and develop a long
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| | against the other claims in the pool.
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| memory by referring back to them now and
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| | Some claims will swim, while others will
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| again." Spin-doctors count on the fact --
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| | plunge like the Titanic at an iceberg
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| a most unhappy truth -- that most people
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| | party.Here, just below, we have collected
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| do not remember what the sales script
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| | a few of our favorite sayings popular on
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| said that they fed to the masses last
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| | college campuses, most of which we have
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| week. This way, when they later change
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| | heard Professor Spin mumble more than
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| the story, you can call them on it. If
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| | once from his academic pulpit. Not only
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| it's a political speech in question,
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| | do most of these refute themselves, but
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| "Tivo" it, so you can play it back when
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| | they also don't get along with each other
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| later when spin proponents deny that
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| | very well, as we will see. Our helpful
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| their guy ever said it in the first
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| | and irreverent responses to these appear
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| place.Second, isolate the parts of the
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| | in brackets.1. No one can really know
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| speech or lecture that seem to form the
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| | anything for sure, when all is said and
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| main points of the argument. Often this
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| | done. [Really? Are you certain?]2. All
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| or that advocate will avoid stating the
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| | religions are equally valid [Most, but
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| main points of his argument explicitly,
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| | not all, religions deny this] [But we are
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| only implying them. Make the implied
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| | absolutely sure this is true anyway].3.
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| parts explicit yourself by asking, "what
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| | We must tolerate all views [except those
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| assumption(s), does this depend upon that
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| | which deny this][Which includes most, but
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| he has not stated openly?" Then write
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| | not all, religions] [but we are
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| them down. For instance, if one were to
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| | absolutely sure that the dissenting
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| argue, "We had to attack his country
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| | religions are all equally wrong][And, of
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| because the guy is a tyrant," then note
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| | course, we will not tolerate those
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| that this assumes -- unless otherwise
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| | dogmatic religions].4. There are no
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| qualified -- that we must attack all
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| | ethical absolutes [And we mean absolutely
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| countries where tyrants rule. Given
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| | none] [Note: This claim contradicts #1,
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| today's political climate, this would not
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| | 2, and 3 also.]5. Slavery is wrong
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| promote a very promising course of
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| | [Although this is true, we put it here so
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| action. So stated, we would have to
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| | you would notice that it contradicts #1,
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| attack almost everyone, starting with the
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| | #2, #3 and #4, which shows that claims
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| I.R.S.So remember to make a list of the
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| | 1-4 are false, but popular enough
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| important claims in question -- whether
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| | anyway].6. Education is the key to
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| the speaker or writer has stated,
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| | solving the world's problems [Unless we
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| implied, or simply assumed them.Third,
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| | count all the logical problems created by
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| "Always examine a claim by itself
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| | educated people (see above) who say
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| first."This provides a fast and easy way
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| | impossible things]. [Note: this also
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| to prevent reckless professors, for
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| | contradicts #1, #2, and #4.]7. Your
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| instance, from hoodwinking students into
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| | western views are too binary [You see,
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| bogus philosophies (as is their custom).
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| | there are only binary views, and
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| For instance, consider the popular claim,
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| | non-binary ones -- which is itself a
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| "There are no moral absolutes." This
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| | binary view -- oops] [hint: all views
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| would mean that claims about morality
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| | logically exclude some other views]
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| necessarily have exceptions. Evaluating
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| | [Which, of course, shows that NOT all
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| this claim by its own words, however,
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| | views are equally valid] [Some views,
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| quickly reveals that it provides to us an
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| | like "the earth is flat" are just goofy,
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| example of a moral absolute. It allows no
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| | and these are only "equally vaild" with
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| exception, while speaking to the topic of
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| | other stupid ideas].8. Religion is
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| morality.Ironically, then, the claim
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| | responsible for killing too many people
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| instances an example of just what it
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| | [which implies that murder is wrong, even
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| denies. The claim cannot be true on ITS
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| | though this sounds like a moral absolute]
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| OWN terms. Such claims would play the
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| | [This also contradicts claims #1-4, and
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| roles of felon AND whistleblower all at
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| | #7.] [And note that, if this statement
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| once. They represent a form of logical or
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| | were true, it would render all religions
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| propositional suicide, since they affirm
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| | equally bad, not "equally valid,"
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| by example, and yet forbid by principle,
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| | whatever that might mean].9.
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| the very same thing. Look for these and
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| | Bible-thumping Christians are too
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| you will find more than you imagine might
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| | dogmatic. [It is written: Thou shalt not
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| suffuse popular chatter.Fourth, compare
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| | be dogmatic!] [And we are sure of this]
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| and contrast these claims, assumptions,
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| | [So, follow instead OUR dogma, even
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| and implied assertions with one another,
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| | though it refutes itself] [Which means
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| asking, "Are these logically consistent
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| | that BTC's should not be tolerated,
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| with each other, or do they get along
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| | contrary to #3 above] [And that their
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| like Larry, Moe and Curly when the
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| | religion is not "equally valid" with
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| ladder-swinging begins, and the
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| | non-thumping religions, contrary to
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| paintbrushes start to fly?" Sometimes
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| | #2].We could go on, and have great fun
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| speakers will utter logically
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| | doing it, but you get the point. This
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| incompatible sayings within a very short
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| | band of hired accusers failed to
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| span. So you will need to learn to
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| | coordinate their testimonies in advance.
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| identify them to note when this happens.
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| | And so many of the views promulgated from
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| Here, you will have located spin,
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| | academic pulpits turn out just a little
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| exaggeration, unwarranted claims, or even
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| | nuttier than Jif. Just because a
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| outright lies. You might even get
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| | confused-but-confident professor,
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| two-for-one.For instance, when the U.S.
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| | politician, or spin-doctor says it loudly
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| invaded Iraq, it did so against the voice
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| | and often -- this doesn't make it true.
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| of the U.N. inspectors, who wanted more
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| | So when she says, "question authority,"
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| time. This shows that the U.S. (or at
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| | you might want to take her at her word,
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| least the current administration)
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| | and start by putting her own claims on
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| believes it proper to ignore whatever
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| | the chopping block first.In any case, by
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| authority the U.N. might have when it
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| | keeping these five rules handy, you can
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| deems it necessary. Yet when Iraq defied
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| | arm yourself against all manner of
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| the very same U.N. authority (Saddam, as
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| | rhetorical shenanigans and verbal
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| we say, "dissed" the U.N. inspectors) the
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| | skullduggery.Carson Day has written some
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| Bush administration claimed that this
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| | 1.3 gazillion articles and essays on all
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| provided grounds to invade Iraq. The
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| | manner of topics. These aim to glorify
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| "Okay for us, but not for them" trick is
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| | God and offer people real help to live
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| called the fallacy of self-exception. One
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| | wisely and well. You can visit Carson's
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| commits this error in reasoning when he
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| | websites at (The Omniblog, where Carson
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| lays down a rule for everyone or every
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| | blogs everything) or (Carson's Day
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| argument, and then arbitrarily excuses
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| | Trading Outpost). Thanks for stopping by.
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| himself (or his position) from following,
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