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0 pointsnoonespecial9y ago0 comments

Put it on the list with "lowest common denominator" and "begs the question". That battle is lost.

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I never feel guilty about sending this along: http://begthequestion.info/

Even if language and idioms change, we need more ways to describe fallacies of circular reasoning, not fewer.

Can you show an example of "lowest common denominator" being misused? I've never noticed it so fear I may be guilty of misusing it.

The correct version is greatest common denominator. The lowest common denominator is usually 1.

Maybe you're thinking of divisor instead of denominator?

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danso9y ago

I never feel guilty about sending this along: http://begthequestion.info/

Even if language and idioms change, we need more ways to describe fallacies of circular reasoning, not fewer.

Can you show an example of "lowest common denominator" being misused? I've never noticed it so fear I may be guilty of misusing it.

The correct version is greatest common denominator. The lowest common denominator is usually 1.

Maybe you're thinking of divisor instead of denominator?

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