http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/ Take no prisoners Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:23:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Kavan Wolfe Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:26:25 +0000 http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/#comment-1087 @Unique N, I was shocked to discover that only one student in my Undergrad business class this year new what "fallacy" meant. @Unique N, I was shocked to discover that only one student in my Undergrad business class this year new what “fallacy” meant.

]]> http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Unique N Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:19:25 +0000 http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/#comment-1086 They need to teach this in public school! They need to teach this in public school!

]]> http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 Riley Firth Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:42:27 +0000 http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/#comment-1085 @SFC Rath - Hmm, I wonder why! Actually, guilt by association is probably one I should include in the second part of this post. It's one we saw over and over again during the election (William Ayres, for instance). @SFC Rath – Hmm, I wonder why! Actually, guilt by association is probably one I should include in the second part of this post. It’s one we saw over and over again during the election (William Ayres, for instance).

]]> http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 SFC Rath Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:52:48 +0000 http://thewaronbullshit.com/2008/11/24/common-logical-fallacies-used-to-bullshit-america/#comment-1084 Guilt (or praise) by Association: I just remembered the name for the rhetorical fallacy of the commercial from Americans for Job Security (AJS). Although it seems as if this advertisement is from a non-profit, non-partisan group (they even tell you so), in fact, they are a group of old Republicans trying to influence American unions. Wow! Why in the world would they want to convince the American voters that Congress is trying to take away our secret ballot? See: http://www.citizen.org/congress/campaign/special_interest/articles.cfm?ID=16408. Guilt (or praise) by Association: I just remembered the name for the rhetorical fallacy of the commercial from Americans for Job Security (AJS). Although it seems as if this advertisement is from a non-profit, non-partisan group (they even tell you so), in fact, they are a group of old Republicans trying to influence American unions. Wow! Why in the world would they want to convince the American voters that Congress is trying to take away our secret ballot? See: http://www.citizen.org/congress/campaign/special_interest/articles.cfm?ID=16408.

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