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Originally Posted by cannon7
It is interesting that you're accusing me of deflecting while not really even addressing my point.
So I've been called a bigot, homophobe, racist, fascist, etc. in both this thread and the predecessor thread regarding James Reimer. Now you may think these words are being used "accurately to describe its subject matter", but what evidence do you actually have to support this assertion? Please be specific, preferably with exact quotes.
In politics, association is often accomplished by name-calling--linking a person or idea to a negative symbol. The persuader hopes that the receiver will reject the person or idea on the basis of the negative symbol, rather than by examining the evidence.
That is what I think is actually happening here and is a logical fallacy.
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You cannot reason someone out of an idea that they have not reasoned themselves into.