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REPRESENTING THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF 2X2 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET
Before You Ask...
Revised February 21, 2007
Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6
Chapter 1
Questions
Questions
- Unanswered Questions
- Fallacious Reasoning Quiz
- Your Perfect Right --To Question
- Scriptures Approving of Questioning
- Rebutting "Question Not" Replies
- Suggested Replies to "Question Not"
Chapter 2
Avoiding the Hazards of Ambiguity & Vagueness
Avoiding the Hazards of Ambiguity & Vagueness
- Biblical Principle of Confirmation
- Slanting:
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Negative Loaded Language
Negative Leading Questions
Slanting with Generalities
Slanting with Holy-Sounding Language
Slanting with Scriptures
- Slanting:
- Leading Questions
- Positive Assurances
- Rebutting Slanting
- Euphemisms - Doublespeak
- Hedging
Chapter 3
Equivocation
Equivocation
- "As the Meaning Turns..."
- Testing for Equivocation
- Intentional of Unintentional?
- Letter vs. Spirit
- Equivocation: "In the Beginning"
- Equivocation Examples:
- "From the Beginning"
"The Origin of God's Way"
The Gap Theory
- Equivocation: Infusion
Chapter 4
Diversion Tactics
Diversion Tactics
- Saved By the Bell!
- The Red Herring
- Burden of Proof
- Red Herring Reminders
- Advice
Counter-Questions
Minimizing Significance
Clichés & Slogans
Chapter 5
Comparisons, Analogies, Allegories
Comparisons, Analogies, Allegories
- Introduction
- Evaluation of Analogies
- Literal Analogies
- Figurative Analogies
- White Horse Analogy
- Questions to Evaluate Analogies
- A Little About Allegories
- Analogies to Biblical Terms or Events
- Analogy to Jacob
- Analogies of Wm. Irvine to Biblical Characters
- Analogy to David and Sampson
- Analogies to Saul
- Wheat & Seed Analogies
- Other Seed Analogies
- Analogy of Adultery
Chapter 6
Ad Hominem...Verbally Abusive Personal Attacks
Ad Hominem...Verbally Abusive Personal Attacks
- Techniques & Suggested Replies for Dealing With Ad Hominem Attacks
- Ignore the bait
Point out their tactic
Point out irrelevance
Agree with thine adversary quickly
Turning the Tables
Reply using Scripture
This series has not been completed.
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