Liberal logic

2008-05-15T18:03:02Z

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'''Liberal logic''' is an argument by [[liberal]]s that is deceptively attractive to some, but is actually nonsensical. Here are some examples:

# insisting that someone needs to experience something (e.g., drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.) before being able to criticize it{{fact}}
# frequent reliance on [[circular reasoning]], as in demanding censorship of [[intelligent design]] while simultaneously citing the resulting silence as proof against it<ref>See, e.g., [[Richard Sternberg]].</ref>
# claim that switching from heterosexual to [[homosexual]] is customary, but switching back is somehow impossible {{fact}}
# criticize [[Christians]] for literal interpretations of [[Genesis]], but then insist on even more literal interpretations when it suits the [[liberal]] ideology<ref>For example, [[liberals]] here insist that [[homeschooling]] can only mean being taught while in someone's own home. Liberals also often insist that the [[Bible]] literally prohibits judging anything.</ref>
# no matter what happens in the weather, [[global warming]] caused it {{fact}}
# belief that a [[correlation]] and/or [[causation]] (e.g., between [[atheism]] and [[suicide]]) can be disproved by a [[counterexample]] (e.g., one [[atheist]] who remained sane) {{fact}}
# often a [[liberal]] responds to a logical comment or question with an (illogical) expression of personal like or dislike, as in "but I like it!" {{fact}}
# [[Americans]] should "move on" past the misconduct of [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Ted Kennedy]], but should dig up as much old dirt as possible about [[John McCain]] {{fact}}
# if [highly implausible assumption like "[[embryonic stem cell]] research will find the cure for paralysis"], then would you support it (without any consideration of alternatives)? {{fact}}
# [[Barack Obama]] on [[Afghanistan]]: with fewer soldiers, we didn't have enough ammo and humvees!<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21text-demdebate.html?sq=transcript&st=nyt&scp=2&pagewanted=print]</ref>
# personal experience dictates personal views, rather than rising above bad and/or unusual experiences and basing one's views on [[logic]] {{fact}}
# never admit shame for [[liberal]] behavior, but often tell others they should be ashamed of themselves {{fact}}
# [[free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth, and religion. {{fact}}
# [[Hollywood]] promotion of [[abortion]] is welcomed, but views of Hollywood actresses towards their own children are concealed {{fact}}
# carrying an unborn child to birth reduces risk of breast cancer, but choosing [[abortion]] rather than childbirth somehow does not increase the relative risk {{fact}}
# requesting increased spending by [[government]] to reduce poverty, which actually poverty is increased by the dependency {{fact}}
# insisting that an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm {{fact}}
# insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-[[Christian]], while censorship for anything is [[Christian]] {{fact}}
# insisting that teaching [[abstinence]] does not reduce premarital sex and associated disease {{fact}}
# insisting that premarital sex is fine {{fact}}
# insisting that increasing taxes must increase government revenue, when often people just work less and revenues then decline {{fact}}
# denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime {{fact}}
# Even though the [[Supreme Court]] overrules precedents every year by 5-4 votes, [[Roe v. Wade]] cannot be overruled, or can only be overruled if it is a unanimous 9-0 vote (this argument tries to make irreversible law out of the dicta in a weak majority opinion in ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'', even though the very creation of that "secret opinion" was procured by [[liberal deceit]].)<ref>See Jeffrey Toobin's ''The Nine''.</ref>
# The pronoun "he" has been used to include men and women collectively for centuries, but [[liberals]] find that illogical today. This does not mean to replace the word 'she' on the article for Hillary Clinton with 'he'. {{fact}}

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==See also==

*[[Liberal bias]]
*[[Liberal hysteria]]
*[[Liberal hate speech]]
*[[Liberal style]]
*[[Liberal denial]]
*[[Liberal obfuscation]]
*[[Liberal quotient]]
*[[Liberal friendship]]
*[[Liberal]]

==References==
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