Re: Abortion

Don Swayser wrote:
> David V. wrote:
>
> > Chris wrote:
> >
> > > "David V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > >
> > > > > Then you believe that the rise and fall of the murder
> > > > > rate which coincides with the abolition and
> > > > > reinstatement of the death penalty is a coincidence?
> > > >
> > > > Yes. There is nothing to prove they are connected.
> > >
> > > Probably....
> >
> > I see you have nothing to prove they're connected. Just
> > because to pieces of data exist does not mean they are
> > connected.
>
> Maybe when you grow up ...

I see all you have is ad hominem. Do try better. Chris 
claims that two stats are connected yet cannot back that up 
in any rational way. Maybe when you guys grow up, you'll 
understand. We're dealing with simple, first year, 
philosophy. Simply, your conclusion that the two stats are 
related is called; Cum hoc ergo propter hoc

This fallacy is similar to post hoc ergo propter hoc. The 
fallacy is to assert that because two events occur together, 
they must be causally related. It's a fallacy because it 
ignores other factors that may be the cause(s) of the events.

    "Literacy rates have steadily declined since the advent 
of television. Clearly television viewing impedes learning."

This fallacy is a special case of the more general non causa 
pro causa.
--
David V.
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