things you have to believe to be a republican today

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:

Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all humankind without regulation.

Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits.

If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

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[Pegleg Thd]

1. You also have to be

certifiably INSANE!!!!:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[BrotherBuzz]

2. Fun, even better when you study the Logical Fallacies

I say let the damn freepers squirm, they couldn't fight their way out of a wet paper sack! ;)


Logical Fallacies


Ad Hominem Argument
The person rather than the position is attacked

Bandwagon Argument
Assumes the popular position is almost necessarily the correct one

Circular Argument
The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises

Either/Or Argument
Two and only two options are provided when alternative positions are available

False Analogy
The two items compared are dissimilar

Hasty Generalization
The sample is too small to support the generalization

Non Sequiter Argument
A statement is made which does not logically follow from what has been just stated

Post Hoc Argument
Because one event follows another the first event is assumed to be the cause of the second event

Red Herring Argument
Argument which distracts the audience from the issue in question through the introduction of some irrelevancy

Slippery Slope Argument
A series of increasingly unacceptable, usually disastrous, consequences occur

Strawman Argument
Attacking an argument that is different and usually weaker than the opponent's best argument