From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 08:14:41 MST
"gts" <gts_2000@yahoo.com>
> We can say without drawing much objection that a
> member of the KKK is "scum" for the reason that White
> Supremicism has been widely discredited by intelligent
> thoughtful people with *valid logical arguments*.
I couldn't agree with you more. Just screaming "Your momma wears army
boots!" adds nothing to a discussion but if you present valid logical
arguments that a certain opinion is idiotic and if you show valid logical
augments that a certain person holds that opinion then it is perfectly
reasonable to make a deduction about that person from the above information.
> However such statements are not themselves part of any
> valid logical argument.
I couldn't disagree with you more. Saying they are scum is PART of a valid
logical argument, it is the conclusion.
> Hitler believed the earth is round and we all know
> that bastard was scum.
Oh no, Ad Hominem, you called Hitler a bad name!
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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