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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@arcor.de>
To: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>, Rob Landley <landley@trommello.org>
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On Monday 16 September 2002 05:00, Larry McVoy wrote:
> It's so much more fun to say "this code is shit, I can do better", but
> whenever I've said that I've been wrong about 90% of the time.  And I'm
> a pretty good programmer, I know that I shouldn't think like that.  All
> I'm saying is that thinking is greater than debuggers.  Much greater.

Second post in my "Understanding the Principles of Argumentation" series.

You have just provided us with a fine example of a common logical falacy 
called "bifurcation":

   "Also referred to as the "black and white" fallacy.  Bifurcation is
   the presentation of a situation or condition with only two
   alternatives, whereas in fact other alternatives exist or can exist."
   (http://www.theology.edu/logic/logic23.htm)

-- 
Daniel
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