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Old 15-June-2008, 04:02 AM
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Default Re: Alien Abduction

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Originally Posted by bart5050 View Post
You don't seem to understand the concept of logical arguments, and now you have made an appeal to authority to someone with a PhD in Old English, who collaborates with psychics.

Consider her dilemma as she presents it to be. Where would you suggest she turn to for answers to cope with something that was disrupting her life so profoundly?...
This post illustrates a logical fallacy found in the set "fallacies of relevance", from its subset "irrelevant appeals", specifically the "appeal to pity". It's a favourite among lawyers and politicians.
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