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Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out by blizkreeg on Monday April 06, 2009 @02:48AM (#548471)
Well, obviously I didn't mean that Apartheid was a concept or system. And you know that.
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Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out by jibiki on Monday April 06, 2009 @02:51AM (#548472)
My point is that your argument validly defends Apartheid. It is a standard (if somewhat impolite) rhetorical technique to parrot your opponent's arguments in a way that makes them seem obviously flawed.
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Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out by sharkbrainguy on Monday April 06, 2009 @03:39AM (#548516)
I should probably be downvoted into oblivion for this but...

Is this actually a valid use of "Reductio Ad Hitlerum"? Surely such a thing is rare and beautiful.

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