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   From: jasptowsnigs@everychance.com   
      
   Also Known as: Smoke Screen, Wild Goose Chase.   
      
   Description of Red Herring   
   A Red Herring is a fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in   
   order to divert attention from the original issue. The basic idea is to   
   "win" an argument by leading attention away from the argument and to another   
   topic. This sort of "reasoning" has the following form:   
      
      
     1.. Topic A is under discussion.   
     2.. Topic B is introduced under the guise of being relevant to topic A   
   (when topic B is actually not relevant to topic A).   
     3.. Topic A is abandoned.   
   This sort of "reasoning" is fallacious because merely changing the topic of   
   discussion hardly counts as an argument against a claim.   
      
   Examples of Red Herring   
      
   a.. "We admit that this measure is popular. But we also urge you to note   
   that there are so many bond issues on this ballot that the whole thing is   
   getting ridiculous."   
      
   a.. "Argument" for a tax cut:   
   "You know, I've begun to think that there is some merit in the Republican's   
   tax cut plan. I suggest that you come up with something like it, because If   
   we Democrats are going to survive as a party, we have got to show that we   
   are as tough-minded as the Republicans, since that is what the public   
   wants."   
      
      
   a.. "Argument" for making grad school requirements stricter:   
   "I think there is great merit in making the requirements stricter for the   
   graduate students. I recommend that you support it, too. After all, we are   
   in a budget crisis and we do not want our salaries affected."   
      
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   nice try, loser   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    wrote in message   
   news:e95a045f3poamq95okalgjdjneqaohha3p@4ax.com...   
   > On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:48:50 GMT, "Jasper Towing Ltd."   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >no, I'm saying that you are a net-nanny   
   > >   
   > >what part of that is beyond your two brain cells' ability to process ?   
   > >   
   > >(nice red herring attempt, tho )   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >"pyjamarama"  wrote in message   
   > >news:6ecd1464-8ced-4893-b48a-ace4a8b0bf80@c19g2000prf.googlegroups.com...   
   > >On Apr 15, 1:31 pm, "Jasper Towing Ltd."   
   > > wrote:   
   > >> yes, they are pretty easy to spot   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > >Yup -- it's called the Kangas rule.  Named after Roselles buddy from   
   > >this very newgroup who took a pistol and a bottle of whiskey to   
   > >Pittsburgh and laid in wait for Richard Scaife.  Course he lost his   
   > >nerve and ate his own pistol in Scaife's mensroom...   
   > >   
   > >Look it up.   
   > >   
   > >Given this and Roselles' myriad threats of violence over the years   
   > >rest assured he's been watched like a hawk.   
   > >   
   > >Even the FBI knows who he is, where he lives and where he worked.   
   >   
   >   
   > BWHAHAHAHAHAHA   
   >   
   > THe "FBI Knows" because I took Billy Beck and Kurt   
   > Nicklas threats and letters they sent (me) to them and   
   > complained"   
   >   
   > "Really sick guys" the agent said.   
   >   
   > "keep a record, and if they continue we'll let the US   
   > Attorney look at it"   
   >   
   > SNICKER.   
   >   
   > >>=======================================================================   
   >   
   > >*Try* it, you crappy little faggot bitch.  Don't just sit there:   
   > >come try it.   
   >   
   >   
   > >I'll take your fuckin' life, instantly, and sleep like a baby.   
   >   
   >   
   > >                               Billy   
   >   
   >   
   > >VRWC Fronteer   
   > >http://www.mindspring.com/~wjb3/free/   
   > >   
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