tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post8548034813998230079..comments2023-10-28T08:02:44.565-05:00Comments on illusory tenant: Bagmen, egomaniacs, and kooksillusory tenanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-62093316138502279652011-09-06T09:11:44.283-05:002011-09-06T09:11:44.283-05:00Simple test, Anony. Do "most local Republica...Simple test, Anony. Do "most local Republicans" spend as much time denying any claptrap as they do promoting their personal favorite claptrap <i>du jour</i>?<br /><br />There's got to be a name for this margin. Maybe someone with more edumacation or functioning brain cells can remind me. It's what holds groups together, and God knows Republicans like to stay in line. They're also damn good at spreading claptrap to the faithful. Individuals may not voice their opposition to a particular piece of claptrap for fear of disturbing group cohesion or for fear of being expelled from the group. Their opposition to a particular piece of claptrap has to rise to a certain level before they'll risk speaking out. On the other hand, if they feel committed to a particular piece of claptrap, they improve group cohesion and do not risk expulsion by repeating and amplifying it.<br /><br />In fact, I see there's what's known as the "<a href="http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/Archives/The%20Gadarene%20Swine%20Fallacy.htm" rel="nofollow">Gadarene swine fallacy</a>" in logic, where "supposing that because a group is in the right formation, it is necessarily on the right course; and conversely, of supposing that because an individual has strayed from the group and isn't in formation, that he is off course. The individual may seem lost to the group but not off course to an ideal observer."Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506514005426983269.post-15873006270641405272011-09-05T22:48:20.629-05:002011-09-05T22:48:20.629-05:00In an otherwise great piece, the author makes one ...In an otherwise great piece, the author makes one error. Most local Republicans I know sadly believe what he calls the party's "claptrap".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com