> Your post just proves that Americans cannot take any criticism of their country without fighting against it somehow. This is a rhetorical fallacy. Person A:

> Your post just proves that Americans cannot take any criticism of their country without fighting against it somehow. This is a rhetorical fallacy. Person A: "You're always defensive" Person B: "I don't think I am." Person A: "SEEE!!!" Look, if you make a statement that is IMPOSSIBLE to disagree with, you've just said something non-falsifiable. In other words, your statement is so poorly formed that it's Not Even Wrong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong