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| | # Assuming something is true, merely because another liberal said so (see [[appeal to authority]]) | | # Assuming something is true, merely because another liberal said so (see [[appeal to authority]]) |
| | + | # Claiming that their viewpoints are being censored, while actually they are the ones censoring their opponents |
| | #Insisting that someone needs to experience something (e.g., drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.) before being able to criticize it<ref>[http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1808 Bryn Mawr report on marijuana]. Many commentators said the reporter had no justification for his views since he had never tried marijuana. Examples of such liberal logic included: "There are pros and cons to everything under the sun. That dosen't (sic) mean that you shouldn't try it all...Besides marijuana is so much more beneficial then everyone realizes." which was smartly replied to by another commenter with: "Following your logic, obviously there are PROS to: | | #Insisting that someone needs to experience something (e.g., drugs, pornography, gambling, etc.) before being able to criticize it<ref>[http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1808 Bryn Mawr report on marijuana]. Many commentators said the reporter had no justification for his views since he had never tried marijuana. Examples of such liberal logic included: "There are pros and cons to everything under the sun. That dosen't (sic) mean that you shouldn't try it all...Besides marijuana is so much more beneficial then everyone realizes." which was smartly replied to by another commenter with: "Following your logic, obviously there are PROS to: |
| | *jumping off the Empire State Building | | *jumping off the Empire State Building |
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| | # Claiming that an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm | | # Claiming that an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm |
| | # Claiming that teaching [[abstinence]] does not reduce premarital sex and associated disease.<ref>http://media.www.mustangdaily.net/media/storage/paper860/news/2007/04/10/LettersToTheEditor/Teaching.AbstinenceOnly.Unrealistic-2831363.shtml</ref> | | # Claiming that teaching [[abstinence]] does not reduce premarital sex and associated disease.<ref>http://media.www.mustangdaily.net/media/storage/paper860/news/2007/04/10/LettersToTheEditor/Teaching.AbstinenceOnly.Unrealistic-2831363.shtml</ref> |
| | + | # Claiming that premarital sex is acceptable and normal. |
| | # Claiming that increasing taxes must increase government revenue,<ref>http://capwiz.com/acu/issues/alert/?alertid=11534766</ref> when often people just work less and revenues then decline. | | # Claiming that increasing taxes must increase government revenue,<ref>http://capwiz.com/acu/issues/alert/?alertid=11534766</ref> when often people just work less and revenues then decline. |
| | # Denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime. | | # Denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime. |