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To: jttmab who wrote (18528)	6/18/2003 10:56:12 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) of 21614

in·sane Pronunciation: (")in-'sAn Function: adjective Etymology: Latin insanus, from in- + sanus sane Date: circa 1550 1 : mentally disordered : exhibiting insanity 2 : used by, typical of, or intended for insane persons <an insane asylum> 3 : ABSURD <an insane scheme for making money> Definition 2 does not specify that the adjective "insane" applies ONLY to insane persons. Therefore the sane are insane; ie., everyone is insane. I think you will recognize reductio as absurdum at work here. This relates to Then there's "b", mentions "husband and wife"...it doesn't say exclusively husband and wife. Come on, you can do better than this. You knew that argument wouldn't stand when you wrote it.

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