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Do you think god helped him win the poker tournament because he’s donating some of his money?

Monday, April 28th, 2008
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Alcohol not a factor asked:


“I’ve seen the miracles of God with my own eyes,” Yang said. “I did a lot of bluffing also.”
Yang said before the final table began that he would donate 10 percent of his winnings to charity.

Elaine

Everyone, have you been seeing people do this a lot lately?

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
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The Village Atheist! xD asked:


They’ll yell “straw man!” when clearly a straw man fallacy wasn’t committed.

Has calling out argument fallacies become like poker? Bluff and hope whoever you’re debating with is a bigger dips*** than you are?

Am I the only one seeing the bluffing fallacy committed a lot lately?
raptor: Straw man! xD

Sheila