Unusual Distractions
Mxsmanic wrote in
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Doug Semler writes:
Premise: Strip clubs contain naked women.
Premise: Strip clubs do not contain ANYTHING that interests Mxmanic.
Conclusion: Naked women don't interest Mxsmanic.
So far, so good.
Therefo
Premise (a): Homosexual men are not interested in naked women.
Premise (b): Heterosexual women are not interested in naked women
(Undistributed Middle Conclusion and ad hominem attack): Mxsmanic is
a
homosexual man or a heterosexual woman.
No, this is inductive logic, and therefore not reliable.
1. All A are B.
2. X is B.
3. X is A.
Incorrect.
1. All A are B.
2. X is A.
3. X is B.
Correct.
Whooosh
Bertie
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