Carson begins the chapter on Logical Fallacies, in his book "Exegetical Fallacies" with this fun little illustration of flawed logic:
Why are Fire Engines Red?
They have four wheels and eight men;
Four plus eight is twelve;
twelve inches makes a ruler;
a ruler is Queen Elizabeth;
Queen Elizabeth sails the seven seas;
the seven seas have fish;
the fish have fins;
the Finns hate the Russians;
the Russians are red;
fire engines are always rushin';
so they're red.
How d'ya like that logic? Though I have to admit, this argument makes a whole lot more sense then some of the ones I've heard!
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