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Tag Archives: Red Herring
Do you like your herring red or blue?
Matt Purple’s got a great change of subject for Republicans concerned about election futures (HERE). When there are laments about how shallow the Republican bench for 2016 is beyond Christie and Rubio, he’s got a new topic of conversation: Let’s … Continue reading
My views are underappreciated by those who disagree with my views
There is a natural tendency to iron man one's own arguments; that's why self-assessment is not an accurate measure of a position's cogency. It also often turns out that such self-ironmanning comes along with underestimating the strength of positions opposed … Continue reading
Posted in Iron man, Red Herring, Straw Man
Tagged iron man, Paul Krugman, Paul Ryan, Red Herring, Straw Man
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Don’t pay the ferryman
As a young boy, I watched the car ferries depart Michigan for Wisconsin, so there is a certain amount of nostalgia for them and their giant plumes of coal smoke. As one might imagine, however, the coal ash creates a … Continue reading
No, not a red herring
Whatever else you might call it, abortion is a form of birth control. Not however, according to Americans United for Life President Charmain Yoest. Here she is (via Think Progress): HOST: Is your organization in favor of helping women have … Continue reading
Posted in Specious allegations of fallacy
Tagged Abortion, birth control, Charmain Yoest, Red Herring
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Just saying
Today, I think we have a pretty straightforward case of "red herring." This fallacy is classically described as occurring when one changes the subject of argument in order to derail criticism. The red herring is another instance of the "no-inference-being-explicitly-drawn" … Continue reading
Posted in Michael Gerson, Red Herring
Tagged Logical fallacies, Michael Gerson, Nancy Pelosi, Red Herring, Torture
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Diminished mental capacity
Kathleen Parker concern trolls on behalf of homophobic Christian ministers: When whites lynched blacks with the tacit approval of the state, the entire African American community was terrorized. No one can pretend otherwise. It is this immeasurable horror that hate-crimes … Continue reading
On the pier
Some military types together penned an op-ed in the Washington Post arguing against gays in the military. Some of their arguments are manifestly absurd–like this one: And the damage would not stop there. Legislation introduced to repeal Section 654 (H.R. … Continue reading
Posted in Plain Bad Arguments, Red Herring
Tagged Bad Arguments, Gays in the Military, Red Herring, Retired Army Gen. James J. Lindsay was the first commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. Retired Adm. Jerome Johnson was vice chief of naval operations. Retired Lt. Gen. E.G. "Buck" Shuler Jr. w
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Know your enemy
Don't know what to call your enemy? Try al Qaeda. Note how Michael Gerson twists and turns in order to make all of the fronts in Iraq a "central" front in the war on, yes, al Qaeda. He writes [our … Continue reading
