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Logical Fallacies

January 31, 2015 1 Comment

Part of the fun (if you can call it that) of observing and participating in the political process is witnessing firsthand and trying to identify logical fallacies in arguments used by politicians and bureaucrats. This handy reference guide comes to me courtesy of Greg Patterson’s Espresso Pundit e-newsletter. A large portion of Greg’s writing makes […]

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SUSD: A Thousand Ways to Be Dishonest

January 13, 2015 6 Comments

There are a thousand ways to be dishonest without actually telling a lie. Tuyo Realmente. First of all, Happy New Year to all you loyal ScottsdaleTrails readers! I’ve been posting a few little things on the ScottsdaleTrails Facebook page, which in some ways is easier to follow than the website…particularly if you are a […]

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Civil Dishonesty

October 31, 2014 3 Comments

I was copied on an email today from a citizen warning about a proposed Scottsdale real estate development that intends to displace a number of senior citizens. How many times have I heard this before? Let me count them…no, not really. Here’s my reply: The developers of projects like this wouldn’t pursue them if they weren’t […]