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LanternWaste

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5. Associative fallacies are common errors, brought on by shrill hysterics...

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed May 18, 2016, 08:52 AM

May 2016

"Politics in the US has become the turf of a small group of elite players..."

It certainly seems as such if we choose such a small sample of evidence. It allows us to constructs the following fallacy and pretend it's valid.

Premise A is a B
Premise A is also a C
Conclusion Therefore, all Bs are Cs

Associative fallacies are common errors though, often brought on by shrill hysterics, bias and irrational thought.

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So Bill Clinton tells Trump to run, and today, TRump meets with Kissinger, the Clinton pal. [View all] panader0 May 2016 OP

Take this paranoid crap to GDP joeybee12 May 2016 #1

Jury voted 3-4 to LEAVE IT. fleur-de-lisa May 2016 #7

Thanks...nt joeybee12 May 2016 #8

Un-Fucking-Believable. Xolodno May 2016 #17

Lol! WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #11

Try reading the OP again... joeybee12 May 2016 #12

It is exactly what I said it is. A disparaging thread about Hill you don't like WhaTHellsgoingonhere May 2016 #16

Because they are friends. arcane1 May 2016 #13

The OP specifically said Clinton told Trump to run... joeybee12 May 2016 #15

This isn't GD material liberal N proud May 2016 #2

It's about the GE candidates no? panader0 May 2016 #4

No it is a political conspiarcy theory against Hillary Clinton liberal N proud May 2016 #6

Full Circle Octafish May 2016 #3

Associative fallacies are common errors, brought on by shrill hysterics... LanternWaste May 2016 #5

Either way, with Trump or Clinton, Wall Street wins. That's the whole point of this "contest" n/t arcane1 May 2016 #9

I think these "contests" are just to create the illusion of democracy. panader0 May 2016 #10

you'll get more attention in GD-Peee snooper2 May 2016 #14

From Lincoln until FDR, it was the way things were supposed to be. Octafish May 2016 #18

unrec and boo for sh*t stirring WhiteTara May 2016 #19