Anyone here who isn't on the far Left but has ever discussed politics with them knows that the Left rarely addresses any issue on its merits. Instead, what they do is use any number of logical fallacies to try to toe their party line no matter how absurd their position.

The most common is the ad-hominem attack which is Latin for "against the man." Basically, this is a personal attack against someone who puts forth an argument instead of a legitimate refutation of the person's argument. It is the first fallacy listed in this link.

Note the numerous personal attacks on Glenn Beck that lack any attempt at a legitimate refutation of any of his points. By the way, did anyone hate him when he was on CNN?

Anyway, I strongly urge everyone to poke around on this website. Great stuff to know.


http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/

Yeah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Duh? I hated his Ideas about after the second time I saw his perverted Ideas, on CNN. I always said he needed to move to FOX, mission complete. He now abides with all the other crazies.
BTW, as far as refuting the right's positions, how does one refute craziness? It is totally illogical to even begin to argue with idiocy and craziness, IE Beck, Hannity, Palin, Limbaugh etc.

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HAHA and med goes right for the bait! You show 'em Med the enslaver!!


Logical Fallacies, I made these clickable.

1. Ad Hominem
2. Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
3. Appeal to Authority
4. Appeal to Belief
5. Appeal to Common Practice
6. Appeal to Consequences of a Belief
7. Appeal to Emotion
8. Appeal to Fear
9. Appeal to Flattery
10. Appeal to Novelty
11. Appeal to Pity
12. Appeal to Popularity
13. Appeal to Ridicule
14. Appeal to Spite
15. Appeal to Tradition
16. Bandwagon
17. Begging the Question
18. Biased Sample
19. Burden of Proof
20. Circumstantial Ad Hominem
21. Composition
22. Confusing Cause and Effect
23. Division
24. False Dilemma
25. Gambler's Fallacy
26. Genetic Fallacy
27. Guilt By Association
28. Hasty Generalization
29. Ignoring A Common Cause
30. Middle Ground
31. Misleading Vividness
32. Personal Attack
33. Poisoning the Well
34. Post Hoc
35. Questionable Cause
36. Red Herring
37. Relativist Fallacy
38. Slippery Slope
39. Special Pleading
40. Spotlight
41. Straw Man
42. Two Wrongs Make A Right

This all part and parcel of the Progressive Agenda Operations manual.

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Like I said, how does one argue with crazies???

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You post their argument and then use logic to demonstrate why they are incorrect. Its called legitimate debate; something you don't experience too much on the Left. But hay, why address an argument on its merits when you can simply call the person a name.

How can one have an articulate debate with someone that spells hey "hay"? Hay is for horses, cows, etc. The arguements being espoused by the right aren't intelligent enough to debate anyway. It is pure hate and illogical reasoning. You can't debate crazy!
Please explain why single payer health care is a bad Idea. If you put forth a reasonable arguement, yours, not someone else's, I'd be glad to debate you. Every time I debate one of you right wing crazies, you come back with some lamester like Glenn Beck, or Ann Cuntler. Think for yourself man.

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I'm not about to spend the time required to argue why socialized medicine is a bad idea. Besides, I think there are a number of economists that would do a much better job. If someone else wants to its their prerogative.

However, since you are the one attacking a whole list of people, why don't you pick any one article written by any of those people and demonstrate why it is incorrect. It shouldn't be very hard, most of them have written books and appear on TV daily.

Perhaps you might want to demonstrate exactly what makes these people "crazy" since you keep making that assertion.

Hey Med O'Mao ...

Where the hell have you been hiding out? Man, stop by more often, will ya? I miss goring your sacred oxen.

And talking about hate, weren't you the guy that sent me the Private Message threatening to put a .45 slug between my eyes?

And by the way (again), are you disenchanted with O'bama yet?

And ... why aren't you posting pictures of flagged-draped coffins returning from Afghanistan?

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Wow! Med I love how you start with a Ad Hominum attack for his spelling, then go on to stick your foot in your mouth when you spell Argument WRONG, ....TWICE!! LOL

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Hay is for horses, sometimes for cows, Pigs don't eat it they don't know how.

Hay , straw is cheaper , grass is free, buy a farm and get all three.

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