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Posted by: Red Deathy ( Socialist Party, UK ) on March 03, 1999 at 10:55:58:

In Reply to: logical fallacy of emotion posted by Joel Jacobson on February 27, 1999 at 01:52:49:

: As to the logical fallacy of emotion, please, at least figure out what the hell you're talking about. Appeals to emotion are when someone accuses their debate opponent of being evil or how everyone's going to die if they don't follow some shining path. Pointing out that 'no compromise' usually means no pragmatic/practical action is definitely not any such appeal. Again, please, figure out what the hell you're talking about before you post.
No, an appeal to emotion can be a valid argument, since it is inherently an appeal to values, which are notoriusly nebulus and illogical.
No comprimise also can be a perfectly logical argument, in that if its premises are true, and there is no other option, then you must do that, hence our 'no reforms' policy is based on such a surmise, that it is impossible to abolish poverty under capitalism.
But hey, see my post about logical fallacies...

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