tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post7466583692474664444..comments2023-11-03T04:53:09.679-07:00Comments on Con Man's Blog: Con Men Apprenticeship: Fallacious Arguments, Con Man / Politician Similarities--Part IIIJack Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-9442051595155233922008-10-27T21:19:00.000-07:002008-10-27T21:19:00.000-07:00Too much isn't too much. Looks like that is the m...Too much isn't too much. Looks like that is the moral of this stry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-63477340924252143582008-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:00well i am really fed up.well i am really fed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-88833258753147962832008-10-26T11:34:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:34:00.000-07:00This is some psychological mix. Some of these I h...This is some psychological mix. Some of these I had not even thought of. Just goes to show how many different ways you can be taken if your guard is not up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-28243680523935776892008-10-25T21:02:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:02:00.000-07:00No. Haven't said it all on fallacious arguments ye...No. Haven't said it all on fallacious arguments yet, McAlee. A bunch more coming next week.Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-59200590589109515452008-10-25T21:00:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:00:00.000-07:00Good example, Lillian.Will take the matter under a...Good example, Lillian.<BR/><BR/>Will take the matter under advisement, Zenbee.Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-9024367859180429822008-10-25T19:37:00.000-07:002008-10-25T19:37:00.000-07:00Enough said. You really said it all with this one...Enough said. You really said it all with this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-20476800798403095972008-10-25T09:03:00.000-07:002008-10-25T09:03:00.000-07:00Hi, sir. Nice to be here. But would you mind putti...Hi, sir. Nice to be here. But would you mind putting a translate google widget in your blog, so many foreigners can read whatever you write. Thanks.Sop Iga Sapi Cirebonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393906272816619123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-33015208603930028062008-10-24T13:01:00.000-07:002008-10-24T13:01:00.000-07:00Appeal to fear with mass application. We hear so ...Appeal to fear with mass application. We hear so much about the 332 killings of U.S. troops in Iraq last year. I guess this must be the mass application the politicians talk about. At the same time they never mention that that was a lower amount than the number of murders in one city in the U.S., Chicago, in that very same year. Gross distortion. It seems to work when an unsuspecting public is kept completely in the dark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-20808679311986061062008-10-23T22:29:00.000-07:002008-10-23T22:29:00.000-07:00Robin, you are too kind. I like to put a humidifi...Robin, you are too kind. I like to put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room and let them fight it out.Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-14794037925467487062008-10-23T13:59:00.000-07:002008-10-23T13:59:00.000-07:00You are one of the most fascinating people I've me...You are one of the most fascinating people I've met/read. You are this amazing mix of psychologist, lawyer, detective, and comedian. It is like nothing I've ever seen or am likely to see again. LOL LOL :)<BR/><BR/>I read this whole thing but am still laughing over this line:<BR/><BR/>"My opponent, Senator Foghorn, could know nothing about space travel as he brags in his book, because his great, great grandfather traveled west in a covered wagon."<BR/><BR/>YES! YES! YES!<BR/><BR/>My brain just goes twaaaaaang!!! over that because it makes no sense at all. I think politicians must have IQs of 2. If this were just a school play I'd be rolling on the floor. But since it affects the running of our country and sadly the world, it is also very alarming. That said, I am still going to laugh my guts out over this post. Oh Jack you are kicker! You really are. <BR/><BR/>Oh, I needed a good laugh. <BR/>Hugs to you, <BR/>Robin<BR/><BR/>PS Loved the FED UP...every time they come to the door now, that's what I'll hear in my head!!! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-33839394146795309052008-10-23T11:13:00.000-07:002008-10-23T11:13:00.000-07:00You're right, Doug. Lower Slobovia never wins. W...You're right, Doug. Lower Slobovia never wins. Way back in 1975 I wrote an editorial on the gold standard in Lower Slobovia. They screwed up, big, and their neighbor, Upper Slobovia, took advantage of them.Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-84222367819201324712008-10-23T11:00:00.000-07:002008-10-23T11:00:00.000-07:00I like argument by question. This is the shortest...I like argument by question. This is the shortest route to making your opponent look like a complete boob. When you ssk, "Why do your policies seem to indicate that you favor gay sex in public places," how is Senator Foghorn going to respond? Think of all the detailed explaining he'd have to do to just get back to even.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-61634671283774193832008-10-22T20:49:00.000-07:002008-10-22T20:49:00.000-07:00You did it again, covered a vital topic in depthlYou did it again, covered a vital topic in depthlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-30794378103819321172008-10-22T17:53:00.000-07:002008-10-22T17:53:00.000-07:00Great list Jack,I'd say we have the linguists to b...Great list Jack,<BR/><BR/>I'd say we have the linguists to blame. Ever since Chomsky fixed Skinner's wagon in the 1960's we have been awash in people finding ways to use words to activate our innate universal gammer. <BR/><BR/>And I'll be d*med if it doesn't work. We really should all march up to MIT and have a word or two with Noam before he passes on and all we can do is try to deconstruct whatever it is that is headstone will say.<BR/><BR/>btw: Slobovia doesn't stand a chance.<BR/><BR/>DougAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-39121069592189500142008-10-22T14:46:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:46:00.000-07:00Your seem to feel the same about slogans, Earl and...Your seem to feel the same about slogans, Earl and warmer. You're right. This particular weapon is just about the best, especially for politics.<BR/><BR/>All the psychological traps do abound, don't they James. Have got a bunch more coming up next week.<BR/><BR/>For some reason I kinda like "Drill, Baby, Drill," David. It has a certain pop cultre ring to it.<BR/><BR/>Kelly, you reflect my sentiment perfectly. For me this will be still another election where I will be voting--not for a candidate I'm enthusiastic about--but for the lessor of 2 evils.Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-21891655364549420722008-10-22T12:33:00.000-07:002008-10-22T12:33:00.000-07:00Argument by slogan is to me the nuttiest of them a...Argument by slogan is to me the nuttiest of them all for sure. You ran one a few weeks ago, Jack. I believe it was Better Dead Than Red. My father told me this was very effective in the 1950's. This makes no sense to me. How nutty can people get?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-59486509062981101902008-10-21T23:27:00.000-07:002008-10-21T23:27:00.000-07:00No matter which way we vote in the upcoming electi...No matter which way we vote in the upcoming elections, I have a depressing feeling that we will all be scammed and screwed. I will vote for the one I feel the American people will get less screwed by. Yeah, I believe most politicians are con artists. I think its one of the job requirements of being a politician, isn't it. How else can they rise to the top of the presidential race?<BR/><BR/>Good post, Jack. Very insightful. Thanks.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605551857342134163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-23288813802094508072008-10-21T19:49:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:49:00.000-07:00Let's not forget the immortal "Drill Baby, Drill."...Let's not forget the immortal "Drill Baby, Drill." I'm always looking for tools to analyze arguments that don't feel honest. You've given us a whole toolbox here, Jack. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-65971590657064495922008-10-21T19:07:00.000-07:002008-10-21T19:07:00.000-07:00Amen.Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-82654998716269951832008-10-21T13:45:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:45:00.000-07:00Very insightful points that delves into the psycho...Very insightful points that delves into the psychological traps we the people are subject to every day.James Broadfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863431804123130838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-63151473806816479882008-10-21T12:02:00.000-07:002008-10-21T12:02:00.000-07:00I think argument by slogan is the worst of them al...I think argument by slogan is the worst of them all. It's numbing how widespread this is, and how it usually, dependably works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-61666783537646744502008-10-21T11:55:00.000-07:002008-10-21T11:55:00.000-07:00If you're fed up now, Ariel, wait till you see wha...If you're fed up now, Ariel, wait till you see what I've got coming up next (next week).Jack Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838385417692720281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267286454117551349.post-86762128929826414592008-10-21T11:36:00.000-07:002008-10-21T11:36:00.000-07:00I am FED UP. It is incomprehensible to me how far...I am FED UP. It is incomprehensible to me how far these people will go to scam us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com