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Thursday Sep 16, 2010 #
Crutch action 15:00 [2] 1.5 km (10:00 / km)
shoes: Crutches
Control Count: 0/2000
Burrito Count: 6
Anna's.
I read this article, from the Guardian:
"Christine O'Donnell's shock Tea Party win puts $1m in war chest." The commentary on the political situation in the United States from the British perspective amused me.
A few humorous excerpts:
I was trying to decide which logical fallacy DeMint used in the third statement above. His sentence is technically accurate - there exist Americans who believe that Christine can and should win, but in context, it is clear that he is stating that it is the democratic preference that Christine win.
To look for a logical fallacy is misguided, because DeMint's statement does not use logic. He does not introduce data or logical propositions. I suppose it would be most accurate to assert that he incorrectly interpreted the data. If there is a logical fallacy, it is hasty generalization.
Burrito Count: 6
Anna's.
I read this article, from the Guardian:
"Christine O'Donnell's shock Tea Party win puts $1m in war chest." The commentary on the political situation in the United States from the British perspective amused me.
A few humorous excerpts:
- Christine O'Donnell, the populist Tea Party favourite, has received more than $1m (£640,000) in donations since her surprise win in Delaware on Tuesday, despite her ultra-conservative social views, it emerged today.
- Her views on evolution, sexual purity and medical research have made her a figure of ridicule in the US media, as have her chaotic personal finances.
- "Despite what some Beltway pundits think, Americans clearly believe that Christine can and should win it," DeMint said in a statement.
I was trying to decide which logical fallacy DeMint used in the third statement above. His sentence is technically accurate - there exist Americans who believe that Christine can and should win, but in context, it is clear that he is stating that it is the democratic preference that Christine win.
To look for a logical fallacy is misguided, because DeMint's statement does not use logic. He does not introduce data or logical propositions. I suppose it would be most accurate to assert that he incorrectly interpreted the data. If there is a logical fallacy, it is hasty generalization.