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"David V." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 Actually, I never claimed they were connected, which would make you a liar. I only put into question your motives for precluding them to be unrelated. I never made any such claim to them being related. > 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. Does quoting Latin make you appear more intellectual elsewhere?
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