Anyways, there are many arguments that do not make sense, simply because they are fallacies. Fallacies are like ducks: they're purple and overly stubborn to change. See what I mean? Of course you don't.
"Eat all your vegetables, honey. Kids are starving in Australia," she said.
What's wrong with this sentence, aside from the fact that Australia could refer to both the country or the continent? Well, one doesn't necessary relate to another, considering that eating your vegetables won't help the starving kids in Australia.
I can see how this became a standard table argument, but seriously, don't deny the fact that the logic is faulty. You have no idea how many times I have tried and failed to convince my mother that I do not need to eat that last piece of whatever. I've realized over time that logic, in fact, does not prevail. Instead, I have to go about talking about how my tummy hurts (pathos) or simply mutilating the last piece of whatever into being inedible. Note that the latter must be done while mother is not watching, unless you want to be mutilated.
Here's another thing that you might hear sometimes: "Well, we can't quit now; we came this far, didn't we?" What's wrong about this one, other than the fact that gambling by itself is pretty wrong? Again, one doesn't really support the other. We came this far. We can quit or not. The "coming this far" doesn't have much to do with the choice itself. I'm sure you'd want to get the poker money back from that smugly grinning rectal-valve with indoor sunglasses, but admit it. Whatever you're convincing yourself of in your mind is a fallacy, and you're not getting that money back.
Might as well hand him all your money.
Calm down. Be smart.
Don't eat flashlight batteries.
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