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Comment author: thomblake 21 July 2009 02:44:25AM *  -1 points [-]

So then in your opinion, I didn't commit a logical fallacy after all?

ETA: Or were you just changing the subject?

Comment author: pjeby 21 July 2009 03:16:30AM 0 points [-]

You most certainly were begging the question. From Wikipedia (quoting Aristotle):

"Begging the question" can also refer to making an argument in which the premise "is different from the conclusion ... but is controversial or questionable for the same reasons that typically might lead someone to question the conclusion.

You asserted that one class of thing was good because another class of thing was good, while failing to either establish that the class was good, or even that the thing in question was a member of that class.

Comment author: thomblake 21 July 2009 03:36:43AM 0 points [-]

While I disagree with your assessment, it's clear at least that I did not make the argument clear to you, so more elaboration is above.

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