The first meeting of the Athanasius Kircher Society

At the end of the meeting, a replica of a two-foot-long walrus-penis bone, or baculum, was presented to whoever had the program printed with the words “Walrus Baculum.” “Mine!” said a man in the audience, leaping up with his program. “All right!” Foer shouted, shaking the penis bone above his head, while the Kircherians roared.

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The Nature of Islamic Fundamentalism - Ron Paul has it right

With this in mind, the important question arises: are people like Romney and Giuliani, possible presidents of the U.S., significantly lacking in the capacity for rational thought; or are they dealing out hysteria to an addicted voting population on the verge of withdrawl? I can't decide which would be worse.

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LIST OF LOGICAL FALLACIES

Does this sound familiar... Carl Rowe got his hands into the Internets!...ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM: An argument that resorts to the threat of force to cause the acceptance of the conclusion. Ad baculum arguments also include threats of fear to cause acceptance.(i.e. If you don't accept Appeal to Fear as the greatest fallacy, then THE TERRORISTS WIN)

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Parody of Jack Chick Comic Tract

Learn how to use logic to survive an argumentum ad baculum attack.

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