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lurky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-11-09 12:53 AM
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37. Scientists are swayed by facts and evidence, not
cheap appeals to fear and bigotry. They are also usually trained to spot logical fallacies like the straw man or the ad hominem argument. And their math is good enough to see through the deceptive fiscal and statistical claims conservatives are always making up to confuse the voters.

Take away these tricks, and there ain't a whole lot left to vote for.
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