Logic

Those are rifles; the Navy has guns.

It seems to me that "god almighty" is more a clarifying appositive than part of a tautology.Even just in recent popular culture, a master of the universe could be a cartoon character, stock market analyst/manipulator, a game character, or Bruce.

Seems rather a false dilemma, since success is not measured so discretely either-or: thus I can imagine (in fact, observe) a world where "The new hospital will be successful or not" excludes possible (and observed) outcomes, e.g., "struggling but achieving much." The hospital statement is neither valid nor true in all possible worlds.

I confess to a mischievous nature on even my best days.But picking out logical fallacies is a lot like picking nats...er, nits, checking carefully with a fine comb.Actually, the discussion of fallacies just looked liked fun, and I wanted to join in my own merry way.

I think it's just the give-and-take context of this site (and I don't mean that as a correction), and you seem sharp enough to me.I don't know where you stand in your education, but a quarter century ago I was a 30-year-old college freshman; I spent six years, 12 months a year, on a full-time class schedule, having the time of my life. But in the years since, none of my employment has been directly related. Some of the most intelligent, insightful people are neither academics nor academically trained; some folks think outside the box because they were never stuffed into one.Formal education is great, but I'd rather engage a keen mind than a well-drilled one.

Feh! Cranky!?To paraphrase comments made to Dan Quayle when in debate he compared himself to John Kennedy:Mike, I know cranky: cranky is my friend. I have worked with cranky for many years, and I can tell you one thing for sure...Mike, you are no cranky.I will take you up on your offer to share on that subject sometime soon, perhaps in a Coffee House thread. Gotta run.

Yes and yet...just human life--no marriage required.I have a boss who always does what I recommend against. Then it's my job to make it work.I'm sure her gender is irrelevant