Category Archives: Suppressed Evidence

Do you want firm, weasely abs?

Posted on 5/3/2013 by Scott Aikin

Weaseling is a form of informational misdirection.  You get your audience to agree to a very weak version of a commitment, then proceed as if they’ve agreed to a stronger version.  The greatest weasel ever was in Dumb and Dumber … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacies of ambiguity, Suppressed Evidence, Things that are false | Tagged | 2 Comments

Inner Witlessness

Posted on 11/16/2011 by pmayo

David Brooks has a problem with all you people and your outrage over the rape of young boys.  So take a break from feverishly trying assuage your liberal guilt with innumerable OMG SANDUSKEEZ A PERV OMG #librulzrule tweets and witness … Continue reading →

Posted in Ad hominem circumstantial, Appeal to the People, David Brooks, False equivalences, hollow man, oversimplified cause, Plain Bad Arguments, specious comparisons, Suppressed Evidence, Weak Analogy | 5 Comments

Sabotage or Enforcing Equal Protection?

Posted on 7/15/2010 by Scott Aikin

Maggie Gallagher has been doing some reading, and she's found that Richard Epstein, a libertarian legal theorist, opposes the way the Department of Justice and the lower courts have been chipping away at the Defense of Marriage Act.  She approvingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacies of ambiguity, Suppressed Evidence | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

Rich Dad/Poor Dad

Posted on 4/12/2010 by John Casey

David Brooks has the courage to ask the question that's on everyone's lips: David Brooks: Yes. I was going to say that for the first time in human history, rich people work longer hours than middle class or poor people. … Continue reading →

Posted in David Brooks, Suppressed Evidence | 8 Comments

A time to gloat

Posted on 11/6/2009 by John Casey

Today's Washington Post features two articles about how bad Health Care reform is for us all from guest columnists, an article about awesome natural gas, and two of the regulars (Krauthammer and Gerson) gloating about the recent victories in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Explanations, Charles Krauthammer, hollow man, Michael Gerson, Straw Man, Suppressed Evidence | Leave a comment

White whine

Posted on 5/5/2009 by John Casey

White men can't catch a break these days.  First, the white guy lost the Presidential election, now the winner gets to appoint someone to the Supreme Court.  Though Obama has so far said nothing, this hasn't stopped speculation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in General discussion, Hasty Generalization, Richard Cohen, Straw Man, Suppressed Evidence | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Viginti quattuor

Posted on 4/27/2009 by John Casey

Michael Gerson confuses sophistical pseudo-skeptical hand wringing with actual moral deliberation.     The Justice Department memos raise a question: Can coercive interrogation ever be justified? Few Americans would object to the slapping of a terrorist during questioning, for example, if … Continue reading →

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Taking pride in being ignorant

Posted on 8/19/2008 by John Casey

In response to distortions of story, Obama said it seems like certain people "take pride in being ignorant."  Enter Newt Gingrich and Sean Hannity: GINGRICH: Well, I got a very funny e-mail from a retired military officer in Tampa who … Continue reading →

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Surge protector

Posted on 7/30/2008 by John Casey

I heard this on the radio and thought it didn't make any sense.  Even though it's a politician, I'll break with tradition (that's "tradition" by the way, not "rule") and put it up here.  And if you're addicted to "balance," … Continue reading →

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On the merits

Posted on 3/23/2008 by John Casey

We’re back from Spring Break.  Opening up today’s Washington Post, we noticed that George Will holding forth on the judiciary.  For those who don’t know, George Will has one thing to say about the judiciary: it shouldn’t be in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Begging the Question, George Will, Suppressed Evidence | 2 Comments