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In reply to the discussion: Don't let the NRA fool you with their "facts" [View all]friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)58. Your claims are merely 'proof by assertion', or argumentum ad nauseum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_assertion
Proof by assertion, sometimes informally referred to as proof by repeated assertion, is an informal fallacy in which a proposition is repeatedly restated regardless of contradiction.[1] Sometimes, this may be repeated until challenges dry up, at which point it is asserted as fact due to its not being contradicted (argumentum ad nauseam).[2] In other cases, its repetition may be cited as evidence of its truth, in a variant of the appeal to authority or appeal to belief fallacies.[3]
This fallacy is sometimes used as a form of rhetoric by politicians, or during a debate as a filibuster. In its extreme form, it can also be a form of brainwashing.[1] Modern politics contains many examples of proofs by assertion. This practice can be observed in the use of political slogans, and the distribution of "talking points", which are collections of short phrases that are issued to members of modern political parties for recitation to achieve maximum message repetition. The technique is also sometimes used in advertising.[4]
This fallacy is sometimes used as a form of rhetoric by politicians, or during a debate as a filibuster. In its extreme form, it can also be a form of brainwashing.[1] Modern politics contains many examples of proofs by assertion. This practice can be observed in the use of political slogans, and the distribution of "talking points", which are collections of short phrases that are issued to members of modern political parties for recitation to achieve maximum message repetition. The technique is also sometimes used in advertising.[4]
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Excellent. Plus, so-called "assault rifles" are used against society ways besides mass shootings.
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#1
Sorry Fellas, The second amendment won't work for you in this century.
dubyadiprecession
Mar 2018
#7
Hoyt has quite the collection of racially segregated photos of gun owners...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2018
#24
Your claims are merely 'proof by assertion', or argumentum ad nauseum
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2018
#58
With all due respect, you are missing the point: 5 of the 10 used ARs within the last 7 years!
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#21
Which is not the same point you made in the last post, or the one before that.
Straw Man
Mar 2018
#22
But isn't it easier to put a bump stock on a rifle where you can remove the original stock?
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#50
"designed to accept devices like bump stocks" -- is putting the cart before the horse.
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#39
They are designed for accessories, whether those accessories came later or not.
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#40
All rifles are designed for accessories. A ruger 10/22 has a ton of accessories for it- it's popular
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#41
Well guess what, my finger is an accessory too then, since I've bump fired with just that before.
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#42
A ruger 10/22 is a "platform" as much as an AR is. Meaning, there are lots of accessories.
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#43