[Sca-cooks] You know you're in the SCA when... (was Hard liquor inperiod recipes, was Adamantius pants)

[Martin G. Diehl]

rtanhil wrote:

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> As a group, we expect footnoted discussions.

Correct ... and a good statement to establish that.  

> "I read it in a book" is a common supporting argument, 

Statements like that one are inherently false arguments.  

If you study and apply Rhetoric -- specifically to watch 
for 'false rhetoric' or 'logical fallacies', you will call 
this particular form of discussion, 'Anonymous Authority' 
or 'Appeal to Anonymous Authority'.  

See, "Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies"; 
http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/ 

His website lists many book references, 
"The Logical Fallacies: References"; 
http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/refernce.htm 

In that list, one citation (a secondary reference) 
refers to Aristotle.  

With some help from Google's ravens, I offer this 
translation of a primary reference ... 

Aristotle; "Rhetoric" (ed. J. H. Freese); 
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?layout=;doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0060;query=toc;loc=3.19.1 

BTW, should we accept Aristotle's words on Rhetoric 
without question?  

(1) They have been critically reviewed and have had many 
    additional comments added for about 2,400 years.  

(2) Read and decide for yourself.  

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> I'm not trying to discourage this. We're all trying to 
> make our game more real. We just need to remember not 
> to take it personally.
> 
> Berelinde

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> > *puzzled* why were there Genovese Traders in Russia 
> > at that time?  

They were on their way to Birka ... big send-off party ... 
got too happy ... slow start ... went too fast ... 
took a wrong turn ... lost ... denial ... 
wouldn't ask directions ... 

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Vincenzo

-- 
Martin G. Diehl

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Reality: That which remains after you stop thinking about it.
  inspired by P. K. Dick