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Date:      Sat, 8 Dec 2001 22:33:14 +0100
From:      "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>
To:        "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>
Cc:        <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: A breath of fresh air..
Message-ID:  <048101c1802f$f5ef6650$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Mike writes:

> In logic, such a statement is called a "false
> generalization". Any proof that attempts to use
> it is flawed.

Unless the proof itself is a generalization.  If dogs generally have four
legs and creatures called Spot are generally dogs, then creatures called
Spot generally have four legs.




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