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'''Liberal logic''' is an argument that has emotional appeal to a [[liberal]], but is nonsensical.  Let's build a list:
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'''Liberal logic''' is an argument by a liberal that is deceptively attractive to some, but is actually nonsensical.  Here are some examples:
 
 
* belief that a [[correlation]] (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor [[counterexample]] (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
 
* [[free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth
 
* an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but saying a prayer in class can cause tremendous harm
 
* increasing spending by government must reduce poverty (no, dependency increases poverty)
 
* insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-[[Christian]], and censorship for anything is [[Christian]]
 
* teaching [[abstinence]]-only does not reduce premarital sex
 
* widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, must not reduce crime
 
* that new laws reducing the gun ownership rate by 0.1% and a subsequent election of a left wing government are not linked
 
* that lack of [[government]] programs to rehabilitate criminals must not reduce crime
 
* that increasing taxes must increase government revenue (no, often people work less)
 
  
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# belief that a [[correlation]] (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor [[counterexample]] (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
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# [[free speech]] for anything and everything ... except the [[conservative]] truth
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# insisting that an [[atheistic]] culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm
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# requesting increased spending by government to reduce poverty, which actually poverty is increased by the dependency
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# insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-[[Christian]], while censorship for anything is [[Christian]]
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# insisting that teaching [[abstinence]] does not reduce premarital sex
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# denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime
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# insisting that increasing taxes must increase government revenue, when often people just work less and revenues then decline
  
 
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Revision as of 23:55, February 16, 2008

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

  1. belief that a correlation (e.g., between atheism and suicide) can be disproved by a poor counterexample (e.g., one atheist who remained sane)
  2. free speech for anything and everything ... except the conservative truth
  3. insisting that an atheistic culture cannot harm anyone, but also insisting that classroom prayer can cause harm
  4. requesting increased spending by government to reduce poverty, which actually poverty is increased by the dependency
  5. insisting on "tolerance" for anything that is anti-Christian, while censorship for anything is Christian
  6. insisting that teaching abstinence does not reduce premarital sex
  7. denying that widespread ownership of guns, largely defensive weapons, can reduce crime
  8. insisting that increasing taxes must increase government revenue, when often people just work less and revenues then decline

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