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To: stockman_scott who wrote (54572)	10/25/2002 4:37:15 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

Dead Parrot Society By PAUL KRUGMAN Columnist The New York Times 10/25/02 Nice piece by Krugman. And exactly right.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (54572)	10/25/2002 9:13:29 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>the policies themselves are inherently unpopular<< With everybody that Krugman knows personally, at any rate. Which means everybody of any importance, of course. Those of us who agree with Bush's policies are, apparently, irrelevant. And this, dear children, is a fine example of a logical fallacy, known as petitio principi or begging the question. >>BEGGING THE QUESTION - one assumes the truth of a premise that is supposed to be proven in the argument: "Arnold Schwarzenegger was the best actor for the role because there's just no one else who's better." Compare the previous statement to this one which is a valid statement: "They signed Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the lead because Hollywood can't make an action movie without a big star." ALSO CALLED: Arguing in a circle<< library.thinkquest.org Proving yet once again how fatuous economists can be in the public arena. I don't think a political scientist would argue that a position held by at least half a country is "inherently unpopular."