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Old 03-23-2007, 10:55 AM   #70
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So one more witness adds credibility, just because the witness is well respected or is an elected official? Isn't that just an appeal to authority? Is this person somehow immune to being fooled?

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It was "probably one form of an alien spacecraft," added the Vietnam Air Force veteran, and challenged the U.S. Defense Department to prove otherwise.
How many fallacies can we fit into a single sentence?

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"It's going to have a huge impact on this story," said William Warwick, an investigative journalist who is organizing a conference for witnesses of the Phoenix Lights. Mr. Symington is the highest elected official in the country to admit to seeing the lights, he noted.
Oh, there's a conference, likely with many books and materials available for purchase in a convenient fashion...
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