Difference between revisions of "Liberal logic"

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Liberal logic is a term used to describe arguments made by some liberals that may appear logical, but are actually nonsensical. Here are some examples:

1. Assuming something is true, merely because another liberal said so (see appeal to authority)
2. Claiming that their viewpoints are being censored, while actually they are the ones censoring their opponents
3. Insisting that someone needs to experience something (e.g., drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.) before being able to criticize it^[1]
4. Personal experience should dictate personal views, rather than rising above bad and/or unusual experiences and basing one's views on real logic
5. Claim that switching from heterosexual to homosexual is customary, but switching back is somehow impossible
6. Criticize Christians for literal interpretations of Genesis, but then insist on even more literal interpretations when it suits the liberal ideology^[2]
7. Insisting that the Bible literally prohibits judging anything.
8. No matter what happens in the weather, global warming caused it
9. 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)
10. Responding to a logical comment or question with an (illogical) expression of personal like or dislike, as in "but I like it!"
11. Never admitting shame for liberal behavior, but often telling others they should be ashamed of themselves.
12. Circular reasoning as in demanding censorship of creation science and intelligent design in schools and scientific journals, while simultaneously citing the resulting lack of those views in schools and journals as proof against it!^[3]
13. Americans should "move on" past the misconduct of Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy, but should dig up as much old dirt as possible about Republican candidates
14. Highly implausible assumptions in "if ... then" arguments, such as "if embryonic stem cell research will find the cure for paralysis, then would you support it?" (without any consideration of superior alternatives)
15. Barack Obama on Afghanistan: with fewer soldiers, we didn't have enough ammo and humvees!^[4]
16. Free speech for anything and everything ... except the conservative truth, and religion.
17. Insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-Christian, while promoting censorship for anything which is Christian.
18. Hollywood promotion of abortion is welcomed, but views of Hollywood actresses towards their own children are concealed
19. The belief that, although carrying an unborn child to birth reduces risk of breast cancer, choosing abortion rather than childbirth somehow does not increase the relative risk.
20. Requesting increased spending by government to reduce poverty, when actually poverty is increased by the dependency
21. Claiming that an atheistic culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm
22. Claiming that increasing taxes must increase government revenue,^[5] when often people just work less and revenues then decline.
23. Denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime.
24. Claiming that 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.)^[6]
25. Doing away with traditional language (such as "he" to refer to men and women), despite centuries of previous use.
26. Claiming that getting rid of a sadistic dictator by going into Iraq was wrong but stepping into Sudan is not.
27. Believing/claiming that the United Nations is better suited to judge and direct a country's actions rather than the country itself.
28. It is a right to dissent against American policy but never take a stand if that logic moves beyond dissent and becomes treason.
29. Stating "God of the gaps" to justify atheism
30. Claiming that the "wondrous, pristine national park of ANWR needs protection to keep its beauty!" (In reality, it is but a remote barren tundra that few visit.) ^[7]
31. Claiming that it's not fair to the world that America keeps the thermostat at 72 degrees at all times. ^[8]
32. Using a double-standard for racism and sexism when the target person is conservative.
33. Claiming that it is extremely offensive to call any culture primitive or barbaric, except when they are talking about the writers of the Bible.
34. Many liberals claim that even if Obama wasn't born in America then he should still be president.
35. Claiming that divine creation is “illogical” but creation from a spontaneous explosion of absolutely nothing at all “makes perfect sense.”
36. Failing to respect (and sometimes utterly disrespecting, such as in flag desecration) the United States of America in general while continuing their residency herein and actively demanding the benefits and liberties that come with being a citizen.
37. Claiming that Christianity is not a form of diversity while praising Islam for this same reason. Later (whenever it benefits them), liberals will compare the two, claiming that few differences exist between them.
38. Dodging statistics when doing so will favor the liberal agenda. A clear example of this is claiming that capital punishment is too expensive to taxpayers while they allow illegal immigrants to fly under the radar.
39. Cherry picking democracy: Liberals will laud the wisdom of the people when democracy produces a liberal result, but when it produces a conservative result, liberals will complain about mobocracy and demand judicial activism.
40. Assuming that any book espousing a liberal position is automatically authoritative and unquestionable.
41. Misplacing the burden of proof: Liberals insist that things like reports of extraterrestrial visitors have to be true until they have been conclusively disproved.
42. Claiming that the First Amendment protects only expression that they like, whereas any expression that offends them is subject to politically correct censorship.
43. Arguing that an opponent is inconsistent because he does not take silly extreme views, such as complaining that people are pro-life without preserving life in all circumstances.
44. Tacitly assuming that their preconceived notions must be true and then dismissing all other explanations as contradicting their preconceived notions.
45. That a nation can borrow its way out of debt and spend its way out of a recession.

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