Originally Posted by Ray
No. The basis for Gorman labeling your argument as a Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy is because of how arbitrary it is. You list a select few individuals who may or may not have (I don't know if all these people actually did) smoked marijuana and happen to be renown for their intellect. Ok, that's a neat correlation, but it is not a causation. These people do not smoke pot because they are smart. The pot is also not making them smart. It does not assert a point that helps marijuana's legalization.
With my list I'm not asserting anything other than the fact that intellectual smokers exist. I am not implying nor did I ever imply that because of that marijuana should be legal. So don't misinterperet my position, Mr. Straw.
Originally Posted by Ray
Are you really saying that it should be ok to smoke pot because smart people smoke pot?
Nope.
Originally Posted by Ray
Marijuana is not illegal because no smart people smoke it.
I know. I didn't say that. Stop responding to things I don't say.
Originally Posted by Ray
What would be useful in the point you're trying to make (which I'm assuming is that pot makes you smarter?) would be to take statistics between grade point averages of students across America during the years what cannabis came into mass circulation and use. And even then, it would be hard to assert given all the other factors that may affect these student's GPA (once again, it would be just a correlation).
First things first, no that's not my point. I'm not saying pot makes you any smarter or any dumber. I'm saying that intellectual smokers exist, and that Gorman's dichotomous narrow-mind isn't helping the topic along.
Originally Posted by Ray
I don't see much hope in your argument.
That's because you don't know what my argument is. If you are going to respond to this post then read through the whole thread - properly, at that.
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