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JonLP24

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9. Emotion seems to drive a lot of the discussions around here

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 12:50 PM

Nov 2014

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing but it can be when their is a dismissal of facts, lying or misrepresentation, smearing, or the appeal to emotion logical fallacies.

As far as the JFK, I think the Mafia Kingfish book lays out the most convincing case for me. In any case, it was a good history book on the city of New Orleans and an era of corruption that continues to this day as far as the NOPD is concerned.

Other than that, I don't know for certain what factually happened and haven't looked through all the countless arguments and presentation of facts so I'm still open minded as to what may or may not has happened.

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Critical Thinking [View all] H2O Man Nov 2014 OP

Well said, as usual. shraby Nov 2014 #1

lof course you are 100% correct but it wont happen on the current du... xiamiam Nov 2014 #2

Can you make that into a bumper sticker? ffr Nov 2014 #3

Well worth considering. nt. el_bryanto Nov 2014 #4

As usual... kentuck Nov 2014 #5

Another excellent post from one of DU's finest members. Thanks H2O Man. Scuba Nov 2014 #6

You make some critical points here. What I've found disheartening at DU is a tendency to trivialize Hekate Nov 2014 #7

Central Teaching Octafish Nov 2014 #8

Emotion seems to drive a lot of the discussions around here JonLP24 Nov 2014 #9

An interesting post. I have been mentally considering the various views of "normal". IdaBriggs Nov 2014 #10

Even if you "are pretty darned smart." Lurks Often Nov 2014 #11

Clear Truth Octafish Nov 2014 #12