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laststeamtrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 09:36 AM
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Allen Snyder: 'Logic Deficit Disorder epidemic among regressive right'
All too true analysis. Could be used as a guideline for 'snarling head' radio hosting.

"If you've ever been face-to-face with a bona fide Kool-Aid drinking right-wing regressive true believer, you've likely been rendered speechless by their inability to string two thoughts together using anything remotely resembling the recognized rules of logic. I call this malady LDD or Logic Deficit Disorder and it is indeed epidemic among the regressive right...

False Dilemma:
Straw man:
Ad hominem:
Groupthink:
Groupthink:
Slippery Slope:

...These are only a few of the more obvious symptoms of LDD. Others include yelling "Terrorist!" or plugging the ears and shouting "La, la, la -- I can't hear you" when confronted with uncomfortable facts about BushCo crimes, corruption, and treason."...http://tinyurl.com/cm9u9
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-05 10:12 AM
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1. Logic Deficit Disorder. That's perfect. The next time I have a
Edited on Sun Aug-07-05 10:13 AM by Zorra
political "altercation" with a republican, I am going to say, "Ya know, you really should see a doctor. You have all the symptoms of Logic Deficit Disorder, and it is impossible to have a rational conversation with you".
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