Logical Fallacies Friday

September 16, 2005 · Filed Under theology

Rev. Bill Cwirla has, in the latest posting to his Blogosphere, done something that I very much appreciate — He’s written something that is intellectually useful AND incredibly funny, at the same time.

In Round and Round We Go, Rev. Cwirla does us the intellectually beneficial service of explaining the fallacy called “petitio principii” or “begging the question.” This fallacy is laid out, explained, and debunked in a clear, cogent, witty, and easy-to-understand fashion. As part of the explanation (and this is the hugely funny part), He links to a blog entry entitled “Kissing Hank’s Ass” as an illustration of the circular nature of “petitio principii” — I’m leaving out the direct link to the story so that you’ll visit Rev. Cwirla’s blog (’cause everyone likes to get traffic! :mrgreen:). But you need to go there, and to click on the link to read about Hank.

Kudos to Rev. Cwirla!

-ghp

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