Recognition of logical fallacies is a great boon when attempting to communicate in any language, English included, on account of the fact that such fallacies are an impediment to communication.
EDIT: And on the next day, it hits me that "correlation = causation" is a form of post hoc. Drat.
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Date: 2009-10-05 11:35 am (UTC)EDIT: And on the next day, it hits me that "correlation = causation" is a form of post hoc. Drat.