I am a man, man can speak, therefore I can speak.

[Les Biehn]

What is the name for this sort of construction? I can't remember and I need it for some work I am doing.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Certainly flawed

 

[brakespear]

Logical fallacy?

 

[Acker79]

non sequitur? (aka fallacy of false cause)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_sequitur_%28logic%29
Fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Les Biehn]

No, its got something to do with synthesis. If you've ever read the book We by Yevgeny Zamyatin the main character does it as a means to anchor himself into the main ideology.

 

[Quagmire]

Anselm's ontological argument was similar to that I think.

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

Syllogism.

 

[Les Biehn]

Syllogism.

You sir are a God. Thank you.

 

[MattBackHome]

I love NSC.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Me too. Did someone just say gism?

 

[Les Biehn]

 

[Jimmy Come Lately]

You sir are a God. Thank you.

Glad to be able to help. I always had faith that knowing what a syllogism is would come in useful some day.






No, no I didn't.

 

[otk]

They all LOVE a drop of 'Arry

 

[Woodchip]

Les is back!!! I love you Les.