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RE: Criminal syllogism



Joan astutely replied:

> >The syllogism from government education goes like this:
> >
> >1.	Men and women are equal
> >2. Men bear their breasts in public
> >3. Women should bear their breasts in public
> 
> I think you may have confused syllogism with vicious circle.
Undefined 
> terms, excluded middle, inclusion of that pesky word should . . . 

But that's *exactly* the argument that people on this list have been
using!  *Since* men and women are equal, women should be able to _bare_
their breasts.

The other error is the equivocation on the word "equal". 

Dale Courtney
Moscow, ID




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