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A walrus eats food. Obama eats food. Obama is therefore a walrus. Can you find the flaw in this logic?

• dnautics 13y ago
  no, but I can find the flaw in your analogy.
• deepdog 13y ago
  Your neighbor committed a crime. Hitler committed a crime. Your neighbor is literally Hitler. This is your analogy.
  • pyre 13y ago
    I'm responding to someone that was indirectly saying: - Dictatorships randomly enforce laws. - The US Government is randomly enforcing laws. - The US Government is therefore a dictatorship.
    • saosebastiao 13y ago
      The US is acting dictatorial.
      • pyre 13y ago
        So... - A walrus eats food. - Obama eats food. - Obama is acting like a walrus. The real issue is that the idea that only dictatorships have some selective enforcement of laws is unsubstantiated.
        • saosebastiao 13y ago
          So... - A grocer who uses plastic bags within the city of Seattle is breaking the law - A mass murderer is breaking the law - A mass murderer is acting like a grocer who uses plastic bags within the city of Seattle Magnitude matters.
  • coopdog 13y ago
    Oh god, so he is a walrus..