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Politics : John Kerry for President?
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To: American Spirit who wrote (1146)9/23/2004 12:08:01 PM
From: Oeconomicus  Read Replies (1) of 3515
 
"Kerry would obviously be the better commander in chief because of the results he would quickly deliver."

LOL. Do you know what a living, breathing logical fallacy you are? Here, let me explain:

Begging the Question (petitio principii)

Definition:

The truth of the conclusion is assumed by the premises. Often, the conclusion is simply restated in the premises in a slightly different form. In more difficult cases, the premise is a consequence of the conclusion.

Examples:

Since I'm not lying, it follows that I'm telling the truth.

We know that God exists, since the Bible says God exists. What the Bible says must be true, since God wrote it and God never lies. (Here, we must agree that God exists in order to believe that God wrote the Bible.)

Source: Stephen Downes Guide to the Logical Fallacies

Hope that helps, though I doubt anything would in your case.
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