Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cybvax0.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) Newsgroups: net.abortion Subject: Re: A little light humor. Or, perhaps, tragedy. Message-ID: <120@cybvax0.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Sep-84 16:22:17 EDT Article-I.D.: cybvax0.120 Posted: Tue Sep 11 16:22:17 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 01:15:20 EDT References: <277@uwmacc.UUCP> Organization: Cybermation, Inc., Cambridge, MA Lines: 11 In light of all the "I would never XXXXX, but I respect the rights of others to XXXXX" notes, it seems obvious that is unacceptable as an argument. However, it is a reasonable statement of position. Because it is a statement of position, it is not a case of the fallacy of argument special pleading. Ridicule by paraphrasing is fun, but is only a fallacy of argument itself unless it also exposes special pleading. Mike Huybensz