The logical test Edition Juan Williams

Update: some of my dear readers when challenged did not pick up the ironic tone of this post, so I made a few changes. Others seemed to miss the point that I'm mocking false logical arguments, thus I me just clarify that I'm mocking false logical arguments.

Test multiple choice!

1 Emotions Juan Williams seems to say: "most terrorists are Muslims, therefore I deduce that most Muslims are terrorist. It is: (a) a basic logical error, (b) a valid reason not to take a flight with people wearing "Muslim Costume", (c) implies if Juan is the fear of the risk of a terrorist attack, it should never have braved dangerous drive to the airport.

2 Somewhere a few nuts is a fan of Economist Friedrich Hayek. Therefore, it follows that: (a) because I love Hayek, I'm a nut, (b) you can logically prove that Hayek is a talk show host (c) ideas Hayek make possible a free society where nuts hazelnut things said, but you can ignore it.

3. The Nazi liked Wagner.James Levine recently conducted Das Rheingold Wagner at the met.Thus (a) James Levine is a Nazi, Wagner (b) is a Nazi, (c) the opening of Lohengrin is one of the most beautiful pieces of music of all time.

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Juan Williams: NPR Chief comments were an attack

WASHINGTON (AP) - Juan Williams said comments Chief Executive of that NPR is after shot in a personal attack.

Appearing on ABC Good Morning America, the journalist says that he thinks that NPR CEO Vivian Schiller had attacked because she had a weak argument to justify his shot.

"I think that this is a very small case", he said Friday. "And thus ultimately, what I think she should do is then next to an ad hominem attack or personal.

Williams fired by NPR after saying Monday that he gets nervous on planes when he sees people dressed in Muslim.

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller said Thursday that the controversial opinions should step come from NPR, journalists or analysts nouvelles.Elle also said that whatever feelings Williams a Muslim connection should lie between him and "" his psychiatrist or his publicist - take your pick.""Later, she apologizes for comment on the NPR web site.

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Associated press Writers Greg Bluestein at Atlanta, Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Tom Foreman Jr. in Raleigh, N.C., have contributed to this report.

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