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To: lorne who wrote (14464)	4/12/2011 5:26:41 PM
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"I didn't know there was an argument" A logical statement leading to a conclusion IS an argument. ar·gu·ment (ärgy-mnt) n. 1. a. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate. b. A quarrel; a dispute. c. Archaic A reason or matter for dispute or contention: "sheath'd their swords for lack of argument" (Shakespeare). 2. a. A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood: presented a careful argument for extraterrestrial life. b. A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason: The current low mortgage rates are an argument for buying a house now. c. A set of statements in which one follows logically as a conclusion from the others. 3. a. A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work. b. A topic; a subject: "You and love are still my argument" (Shakespeare). 4. Logic The minor premise in a syllogism. 5. Mathematics a. An independent variable of a function. b. The angle of a complex number measured from the positive horizontal axis. 6. Computer Science A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine. 7. Linguistics In generative grammar, any of various positions occupied by a noun phrase in a sentence. thefreedictionary.com --- Your argument is no argument at all. It's a plea of innocence. You make it sound as if this were no worse than tripping over a curb - a simple "accident." Anyone knows that the quote had to be found, then extracted from its context and inserted in a completely different context: different in time (by a decade), different in meaning (by a mile). There is NO possibility that it was accidental. --- That is an argument, from logic. It's obvious that you're a Conservative apologist. Who knows? You may have convinced someone here with your lame protestations, but not anyone with a brain. This was as fraudulent and intentionally deceptive as a forged cheque. Jim

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