Word: logic
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...would prompt many tailgaters to purchase hard liquor instead. The resulting effect would be increased consumption of hard liquor among students—not, as Lewis had argued, a benign switch from keg beer to canned beer. The unfortunate outcome in 2002 proved that Lewis’ logic was flawed...
...leaders threaten the fires of Hell—how can anyone argue with that? You can always find conflicting political “advice” from non-religious sources, but by nature you can’t argue the facts against faith. Religion is simply less accountable to logic. The alliance, formalized or not, between God and a particular political party should not be tolerated in a nation that was founded on the separation of church and state...
...time is right. Recently, Michael A. Leavitt, an executive with the Environmental Protection Agency, summed up Bush’s attitude: “There is no environmental progress without economic prosperity. There is nothing that promises pollution like poverty.” That’s circular logic at its worst. This country should be committed to protecting the environment whether the economy is good or bad. If we’re willing to compromise our commitment over ephemeral spikes in oil prices, then our so-called commitment is no commitment at all. Ransacking a national reserve without convincing...
...action has caused chaos in the country. Numerous Iraqi towns are in turmoil, with limited electric power supply and no central authority in control. The casualties are mounting daily; more than 1,100 U.S. soldiers have died. How many more tragic family bereavements must there be before logic prevails and our leaders get in touch with reality and decide to cut our losses in this no-win situation? Ron Wood Bridlington, England
...exploits of far-left celebrities are usually good for a few harmless laughs; in fact, many celebrity entertainers are more entertaining when they get caught up in political analysis beyond their capacity for logic. Janeane Garofalo’s wonderfully ill-informed and childish rants about Iraq were vastly more humorous than any of her recent acting work, and Michael Moore’s battle with the word “fictitious” at the Oscar’s was similarly much more interesting than either Fahrenheit 9/11 or Bowling for Columbine...