Posted by kazoo on November 9, 2000, at 0:40:40
In reply to DR. JENSEN ?, posted by rogdog on November 7, 2000, at 17:58:38
> who is this dr jensen fellow,and what does this book all about that he wrote? has anyone read it? thanks, rogdog
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Just another quack from the world's largest, open-air lunatic asylum: CaliforniaMy e-mail message to Doc. Jensen:
>Dear Doc:
>
>The fact that you have "Major Celebrity Clients" is not credible, nor valid. This also doesn't say much for
>your practice either.
>
>MAJOR FALLACY of SPEECH and THOUGHT: Ipse Dixit, or the Argument from Authority
>(Argumentum ad Verecumdiam) -- the fallacy committed in appealing to the feeling of respect people
>have for the famous in order to win their assent to a conclusion. Not every appeal to authority
>commits this fallacy, but every appeal to an authority with respect to
>matters outside his special province commits this fallacy.
>
>E.G. "These drugs must be safe and effective for reducing nymphomania. They have been endorsed by
>Madonna, star of stage, screen and television."
>
>Also, the idea of a psychiatrist advertising on-line is nauseating, and almost, but not quite,
>as bad as lawyers on line.
>
>kazoo
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