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Re:Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines sho... by rayiner on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @09:12PM (#3246107)
His logic is fine. You can work backwards from a result that seems suspect to question the conclusions from which that result stems.
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Re:Sweet sanity: 75% of Americans say infringement fines sho... by masterzora on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @09:14PM (#3246114)
I agree with your second statement but that does not imply the first. Your second sentence leads to a different conclusion: Such a situation indicates that causes should be examined. It does not indicate what the cause is.
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