Re: Are all crows black? => Logic as an essential

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From: Charles R. Martin
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 23:05

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In article <1992Nov14.032808.17103@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> pratt@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Vaughan R. Pratt) writes:

   In article <1e1cnoINN74a@columbia.cs.ubc.ca> kean@cs.ubc.ca (Alex Kean) writes:


   All men are mortal/Madonna is mortal -> Madonna is a man.  

Ooooooh!  An *amphiboly*!
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		Charles R. Martin/(Charlie)/martinc@cs.unc.edu
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      to resist the temptation to laugh uncontrollably.  Amen." -- Rob T

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