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  1. 4. Suppressed Evidence ***by Patrick J. Hurley, A concise Introduction to Logic The fallacy of suppressed evidence is committed when an arguer ignores evidence that would tend to undermine the premises of an otherwise good argument, causing it to be unsound or uncogent. Suppressed evidence is a fallacy of presumption and is closely related to begging the question. As such, its occurrence does not affect the relationship between premises and conclusion but rather the alleged truth of the premises. The fallacy consists in passing off what are at best half-truths as if they were the whole truth, thus making what is actually a defective argument appear to be good. The fallacy is especially common among arguers who have a vested interest in the situation to which the argument pertains. Another form of suppressed evidence is committed by arguers who quote passages out of context from sources such as the Bible, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights to support a conclusion that the passage was not intended to support. To detect the fallacy of suppressed evidence, the reader or listener must be cautious that the arguer is not ignoring evidence that has a bearing on the premises. This, in turn, requires a general knowledge of the topic to which the argument pertains and a familiarity with the devices used by unscrupulous individuals to pass off half-truths as the whole truth.
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  9. When I was a really little kid, probably around three, I thought the word 'exit' was Spanish. True story.
  10. On topic, you really should discount what acklack7 says, since he's a moron.
  11. He pleaded no contest, which means he plans to appeal. He'll win his appeal with either a reduced or suspended sentence. He still looks like an asshole.
  12. If you were right, I would agree. The 928s is badass.
  13. I bought my Boxster S with 59K miles for 16.2K. It was a nice car. The cost of ownership on a Porsche is a nightmare. They break, and are expensive to fix. Impossible to mod, unless you have a trust fund. I've never owned a Corvette, so I can't comment on those, but I think they're point and click. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=695&pictureid=5575
  14. If you can't figure out how to do something, quote him. It'll show you inside the quote.
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