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Fallacies
Ch. Use
§.3. Fallacy Table
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Since those see he often rendered any plea for its purpose —
he like Sir Campbel an indignant exit
and b p and p for b d
Indignation — and to render it the more guilty, put it as the
Mark of contempt
Pure Objection to Proposed by a mere number, 2, by a mere .
The 2d is r objection: and the numeral eight any who can say?
the first
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At the head of deliberative
Assemblies stands Parliament:
and therein
the H. of Commons,
the only House to which
in an occasion such
as the present a man
need lift up his thoughts
At the head of deliberative Assemblies stands Parliament: stand the Parliamentary:
and of the and of these two Houses of Parliament the only one up
to which on any such season as the present presume an ordinary a man should
to lift up any his thoughts as [that towards the prophecy of
which it is my his lot: possess a very useless and now
employed suffrage —] the House of Commons
6
Prudence suggests to
him the washing his
hands of the im
of expecting to see suggestions
such as this
ever put them to use
On this occasion prudence suggests to a man the
necessity of washing his hands at the very outset from
an imputation so injurious to the reputation of society
as would be that of entertaining any the slightest expectation
of ever seeing a suggestion of the sort here in
question put to use.
7
Object rendering the
proceedings there more
conducive to their professed
end: absurdity
of the proposal becomes
manifest. Contrary
to precedent: to that
principle which this
occupies the place of
public utility: reason
duty.
No sooner is it understood that the object of
the proposal is to render the proceedings more conducive
in any respect than at present to their professed
end, than the absurdity of lacking for him who should
expect to witness the acceptance of it stares a man
in the face. It would be contrary to all precedent:
It would be contrary to that the principle of action which in
that ever august assembly occupies the place of public utility good
and reason. and duty.
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