And not only is it an appeal to
flattery and one’s vanity, it also turns the truth on its head: It takes real
courage, daring, and strength to mindlessly follow the herd—to believe
what the vast majority of one’s peers (at least profess to) believe—rather
than thinking about the big questions for yourself, using your own reasoning
abilities, and coming to your own conclusions. Yep, only a coward
and a weakling would defy the majority.
People are
funny.
As an
ironist in this wacky world, I feel like a kid in a candy store—or a Kennedy
in a liquor store . . . or a priest in a
preschool. Huzzah!
_____________
Blunderov
<squooker@mweb.co.za> wrote:
Gorogh
Sent:
08 October 2004 01:24 PM
KNOW THY ENEMIES... patterns of religious
argumentation
Argument 2: Association with contradictory
qualities
Memetic quality: medium; mainly stereotyped,
semantic-associative
components
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"Faith is a
VENTURE/daring. One has to be STRONG to let go (of
one's
rational/faithless view of the world) and open oneself for Jesus
etc."
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[Blunderov]
"The fallacy known as Appeal to
Flattery occurs whenever a person
attempts to compliment or flatter
another in order to get her to accept
the truth of a proposition. In some
instances, it may be implied that
the person deserves the flattery
because they accept the position in
question. This is type of Fallacy of
Relevance because kind or
flattering words simply aren't relevant to the
truth of an idea or
validity of a position. I! t is also categorized as
an Appeal to Emotion
because it appeals how a person feels about herself
rather than her
ability to critically analyze a claim."
Best
Regards
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