I have, in recent months, been contemplating an article or blog post on poor arguments and how they may be easily identified. This little nugget is still germinating in the recesses of my frontal lobe, but today I found a gem of an example which was simply too good to pass up, yet arriving too [...]

I’ve heard some other bloggers wringing their hands over this:
TEHRAN – Producers of pornographic videos in the predominantly Muslim nation of Iran could be put to death, under a new law passed by government leaders.
According to the Middle Eastern news website, AKI, Iran’s “culture committee” approved legislation that makes pornographic filmmakers subject to the death [...]

John Edwards has provided us with an excellent example of taking the appropriate view on a controversial issue for all the wrong reasons:
At last month’s Democrat debate in South Carolina, moderator Brian Williams asked the eight candidates: “Show of hands question: Do you believe there is such a thing as a global war on terror?”
Senator [...]