Re: META: Dishonest debate (was "cluster bombs")

From: Dehede011@aol.com
Date: Sun Jun 15 2003 - 04:37:16 MDT

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    In a message dated 6/14/2003 9:22:55 PM Central Standard Time,
    mail@HarveyNewstrom.com writes: Yes, the Hate America First crowd hasn't learned a new trick
    since the Vietnamese War, then they wonder why they are so predictable and
    can't fool us any more. I have to admit though, your tricks worked the first
    time around.
    Then replied, "The trick you are using is called "Affirmation of the
    consequent."

    Harvey, the problem is that we have been hearing that explanation since the
    Vietnamese war. It reduces to a problem in statistics. If you have came down
    on one side fifteen times in a row what are the odds you will favor that same
    side the next time. After a while regardless of how you explain it you are
    selecting the U. S. to criticize and giving comfort to its enemies by your
    silence. All in all your explanation is sophisticated but not persuasive.
    Ron h.



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