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George Washington vs Robert E. LeeHi. I'm working on a book about mind control and am intrigued by logical fallacies. I just purchased your book Logically Fallacious through iBooks. I haven't been able to check it out yet, because it isn't showing up in my iBooks reader. If I can't figure it out, I'll buy it again through Amazon.
Anyway, here's my question: I'm no fan of Donald Trump, but I was elated when he compared George Washington to Robert E. Lee. Both were military commanders from Virginia - and both owned slaves. How would the corporate media respond? "It's a ridiculous conflation," said Professor Alice Fahs of the University of California, Irvine. "He's not a founding father, and it's as though Trump thinks he is. It's really astonishing. It's amazing. Scholars say Trump went afoul in lumping Lee with founders<>. Am I correct in calling this a logical fallacy? If so, which fallacy is it? Thank you. |
asked on Thursday, Aug 17, 2017 08:15:57 PM by David Blomstrom | |
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Special pleading? He's essentially saying Washington gets a pass from owning slaves since he's a founding father and Lee isn't.
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answered on Friday, Aug 18, 2017 08:10:00 AM by mike |
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Alice Fahs is accusing Trump of false analogy, Fahs commits fallacy of special pleading in his response.
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answered on Friday, Aug 18, 2017 10:42:28 AM by mike |
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