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more of an essay than about the book, but I'm using Gore as a springboard
In logic, one of the best ways to determine that a premise is faulty is to derive two contradictory inferences from it. This ''proves'' that the premise is false.
Generally, whenever we catch someone telling a lie, we begin to doubt other things they've spoken about.
Any piece of "reasoning" which contains an internal contradiction (i.e., both affirms and denies the same point) is considered to be unsound. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 10:27, 29 May 2007 (EDT)
Generally, whenever we catch someone telling a lie, we begin to doubt other things they've spoken about.
Any piece of "reasoning" which contains an internal contradiction (i.e., both affirms and denies the same point) is considered to be unsound. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 10:27, 29 May 2007 (EDT)