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Katharine @katharinep (12) 19 Jul 19

Interesting... it seems some people who shall remain nameless (Trump supporters), do not actually know what the word respect means. Okay, school is in session. Logic 101: definition of respect - a feeling of deep admiration for...

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Drinking a glass of Calamansi Juice everyday will make illnesses away

ABCL2012 @ABCL2012 (62) • Philippines 8 Dec 11

I went to my grandparents hometown last night and they were really shocked of the weight i gained since the last time they saw me. They also learned of the health problems I'm into lately like hypertension associated with high...

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Lifting Don't Ask Don't Tell....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 20 Sep 11

Ok, I know, touchy subject. One that is rarely discussed without injecting one logical fallacy after another (from all sides of the issue). One where facts are scarce, but accusations run high. One where people feel free to cite...

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What do all these politicians have in common?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 18 Aug 11

Bob Bennett: US Senator (UT), Republican Ezra Taft Benson: Sec of Agriculture under Eisenhower, Republican Angela “Bay” Buchanan: US Treasurer under Reagen, Republican, Sister of Pat Buchanan Berkeley Bunker: Senator (NV),...

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A backwards proverb ??

jebbbbzzzdebebz @jebbbbzzzdebebz (210) • United States 22 Feb 11

My facebook friend had this as her status: "A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others." I feel like this is backwards. Is it just me?? What are everyone's thoughts?

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Where "slippery slope" is no longer a fallacy...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 17 Sep 09

The nanny staters are a bunch who can't be parodied and you can never exagerate the lengths they'll go to accomplish their totalitarian goals. Freedom of choice is an enemy and "there outta be a law" is their creed. First...

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Obama's Healthcare Fallacy

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 6 Aug 09

“At some point, sometime in September, we are just going to have to make an assessment” about continuing to seek a bipartisan agreement with Republican senators, Obama said in an interview with MSNBC. “I would prefer Republicans...

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Why do we fight when we know we are wrong?

thealli_G @thealli_G (38) • United States 8 Jun 09

after spending, an hour or so letting a girl text message fight me, i have concluded to delete her from my phone and not deal with it. my phone still wont stop vibrating from a number im not sure is :) ha anyway The question...

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A Convenient Untruth?

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 30 Apr 09

I read today that a delusion is when one believes a theory to be fact.. What delusions do YOU believe are loose in the world?

an inconvenient truth

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A lot of wishful thinking.

alokn99 @alokn99 (5717) • India 8 Nov 08

As much as optimism, positive thinking and visualistion is required to keep us from getting buried by pitfalls in our journey of life, it so happens that we let this thought process and visualisation become that of a lot of...

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wishful thinking

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Another Take On The Obama Tax Plan!!

rodney850 @rodney850 (2145) • United States 29 Oct 08

Barack Obama has plans to increase taxes on the wealthy to "spread the wealth around"! This is a fallacy of the greatest magnitude! Thomas Sowell, in the following article, gives explaination of just how everybody suffers when...

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Athiests - cut it out already

Latrivia @Latrivia (2878) • United States 25 Aug 08

I'm getting tired of watching my fellow atheists making the same stupid logical fallacies as many theists do. Those atheists labeled as "strong" atheists have a nasty habit of asserting that Gods do not exist yet provide no proof...

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surely whatever happens, happens for a reason

medicguy @medicguy (307) • Pakistan 5 Aug 08

Nothing is an accident or a fallacy Nothing is random Nothing is just a mistake A mistake may turn out to be meaningful at the end A solution would become obsolete Do we have the answers to all our questions? Is life really...

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It is a old fallacy "One has to sacrifice a tooth for safe delivery of a baby"

ssh123 @ssh123 (31071) • India 9 Aug 07

Our lives are filled with thousands of such faallcies and beliefs and even in the modern period, we tend to respect it by following these traditions. Do you still believe it.

belief

fallacy

sacrifice tooth

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All "men" are created equal...... Optimistic quotation at best?

James72 @James72 (26790) • Australia 28 Mar 07

This quotation pops up from time to time. Probably best known for its inclusion in the Declaration of Independence but if this is true then why are there such differences in societal, social and economical standings between people...

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optimistic

quote

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"tell me who your firends are... and i'll tell you who you are?

vehaileairu @vehaileairu (2286) • Philippines 22 Jan 07

do you agree or believe in this quote? well, i dont.. i remember when i was a teenager, where i happened to have the sympathy and have friends with this girl who is less fortunate, no matter what she is, i accepted her and we...

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