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	Poisoning the well - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article is about the rhetorical device of "poisoning the well", not to be confused with the band, Poison the Well.
		Poisoning the well is a logical fallacy where adverse information about someone is pre-emptively presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing everything that person is about to say.
		Poisoning the well is a special case of argumentum ad hominem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poisoning_the_well (362 words)

	Poisoning the well - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is a pre-emptive logical fallacy where adverse information about someone is presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting everything he is about to say.
		Suggesting that someone was not to be trusted after accusing them of the unrelated crime of poisoning the water was effective rhetoric, but bad logic.
		Poisoning the well is a special case of argumentum ad hominem.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Poisoning_the_well (158 words)

	Logical Fallacy: Poisoning the Well
		The phrase "poisoning the well" ultimately alludes to the medieval European myth that the fl plague was caused by Jews poisoning town wells—a myth which was used as an excuse to persecute Jews.
		Poisoning the Well is not, strictly speaking, a logical fallacy since it is not a type of argument.
		This illustrates the effect that poisoning the well tends to have, which is to forestall opposition in debate.
	www.fallacyfiles.org /poiswell.html (658 words)

	Poisoning the well - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is a pre-emptive logical fallacy where adverse information about someone is presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting everything he is about to say.
		The origin of the phrase comes from the belief in medieval times that outbreaks of bubonic plague were caused by Jews poisoning the water supply.
		Suggesting that someone was not to be trusted after accusing them of the unrelated crime of poisoning the water was effective rhetoric, but bad logic.
	www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Poisoning_the_well (214 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| Breakfast with Frost \| Poisoning the political atmosphere?
		DAVID FROST: Well that stability in the streets is the sort of problem that gets coverage every time and it's one of these horrible, horrible events and so on.
		Well frankly, this government has moved away from convention on so many things, from the appointment of politicians in Number 10 to a range of other things, that's not a very credible argument.
		JOHN MAJOR: Well I approved of the war at the time -and I don't move away from that, I think it was a justifiable war - and if we were wrong about weapons of mass destruction, if Tony Blair was wrong about that, so was I, so were very many other people.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/breakfast_with_frost/3519769.stm (2198 words)

	Well poisoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Europe was rattled by several waves of Black Death (often identified as bubonic plague) throughout the late medieval ages and crowded cities were hit especially hard by the disease, often losing up to 50% of their population at a time.
		Along with all sorts of other exciting accusations, Jews in general and Israelis in particular are often referred to as "well poisoners" and AIDS proliferators by government press throughout the Arab world.
		Communist party officials claimed the vagabond person was actually a CIA operative who poisoned wells to decimate livestock and sicken people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Well_poisoning (446 words)

	Poisoning the Well - SkepticWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is an informal logical fallacy and specifically a form of argumentum ad hominem where a participant pre-emptively argues that another participant's statements are to be disregarded because of their personal circumstances.
		The phrase "poisoning the well" comes from the Middle Ages, where bubonic plague was spreading across Europe.
		Since no-one knew what the vectors for bubonic plague were, and since it was not possible to establish that a well had not been poisoned before an outbreak of plague, Jews were unjustly condemned without proof by their superstitious neighbours and were subject to ostracism and violence when plague broke out in a locality.
	www.skepticwiki.org /wiki/index.php/Poisoning_the_Well (413 words)

	Tutorial- The Fallacy of Poisoning the Well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Another version of ad hominem attempts to impugn someone's objectivity by claiming that he or she has a vested interest in the view he or she defends.
		This tactic is sometimes called "poisoning the well", and it is obviously fallacious.
		The fact that someone might have a nonrational motive for supporting a position does not mean the position is false, and it certainly does not mean we can decide ahead of time that all of his or her arguments for the position can be dismissed.
	www.wwnorton.com /college/phil/logic3/ch6/poiswell.htm (93 words)

	POISONING THE WELL INFO AND TIPS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is a logical fallacy where adverse information about someone is pre-emptively presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing everything that person is about to say.
		In general usage, poisoning the well is the provision of ''any'' information that may produce a biased result.
		For example, if a woman tells her friend "I think I might buy this beautiful dress." then asks how it looks, she has "poisoned the well", as her previous comment could affect her friend's response.
	www.ihabits.com /poisoning_the_well (219 words)

	http://www.qando.net/ - Monday fun: The Joy of Logical Fallacies
		Poisoning the well is a personal attack in advance (thus the term preemptive) of making any counterargument.
		Well to this point you’ve been wrong about everything else you’ve said so why should this be any different...
		The person who "poisons the well" is not making the fallacy...that person creates the environment in which the AUDIENCE makes the logical fallacy.
	www.qando.net /details.aspx?Entry=3737 (3267 words)

	Lit.Org : Articles : Frolicking with Fallacies 4: Poisoning the Well : Writers Workshops, Writing Tips, articles, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Atheists poison the well, too, by disavowing someone as a Christian or Muslim or Buddhist before they’ve had a chance to speak, or before others have had a chance to read their words.
		Once someone believes the well is poisoned, it’s difficult to convince her to drink — no matter how much evidence you gather to prove that the water is not only safe, but rejuvenating.
		The fact, though, that the well is poisoned so thoroughly against certain classes of folks is one of the reasons that the ACLU and other civil rights groups came into existence.
	www.lit.org /view/36372 (3520 words)

	info: Poisoning_the_well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is a logical fallacy where adverse information about someone...
		Poisoning the Well Etymology: The phrase "poisoning the well" ultimately alludes to the medieval...
		Poisoning the well at Antony LoewensteinThis is a non-profit site dedicated to providing timely and challenging material.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Poisoning_the_well.html (697 words)

	Lead Poisoning - NSC
		Anytime a surface containing lead paint is worked on, the debris and the dust created by the work must be contained and thoroughly cleaned up, and those doing the work must have adequate personal protection to prevent them from breathing in any lead dust generated by the work.
		While water is usually not the primary source of exposure to lead for children with elevated blood lead levels, it is nevertheless important to note that formula-fed infants are at special risk of lead poisoning, if their formula is made with lead-contaminated water.
		Occupations related to house painting, welding, renovation and remodeling activities, smelters, firing ranges, the manufacture and disposal of car batteries, and the maintenance and repair of bridges and water towers, are particularly at risk for lead exposure.
	www.nsc.org /library/facts/lead.htm (2958 words)

	Carbon Monoxide Questions and Answers
		The initial symptoms of CO poisoning are similar to the flu (but without the fever).
		Many people with CO poisoning mistake their symptoms for the flu or are misdiagnosed by physicians, which sometimes results in tragic deaths.
		Using a test button, some detectors/alarms test whether the circuitry as well as the sensor which senses CO is working, while the test button on other detectors only tests whether the circuitry is working.
	www.cpsc.gov /cpscpub/pubs/466.html (1076 words)

	Poisoning the well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Poisoning the well is a Logical fallacy where adverse information about someone is pre-emptively presented to an Audience, with the intention of discrediting everything he is about to say.
		The origin of the phrase comes from the belief in medieval times that outbreaks of Bubonic plague were caused by Jews poisoning the Water supply (see Well poisoning).
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	pda.molinu.com /wiki/en/po/Poisoning%20the%20well.htm (181 words)

	BEC Byline - Poisoning the Well - 10/19/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		This fallacy is called poisoning the well because its effect is to discredit the source of a particular argument or point of view in such a way that it precludes any consideration of the merit of that position.
		A special case of poisoning the well is exhibited when one rejects an idea simply because of one’s negative evaluation of the person presenting it.
		To avoid committing this fallacy, it is necessary to separate a strong dislike of a person from appreciation of his or her comments or ideas.
	www.becnet.org /Bylines/PoisonWell.html (469 words)

	Fallacies .Info - Poisoning the Well Fallacy
		If you are unfortunate enough to encounter someone ready to cite evidence in support of their claims, then your best strategy is to "poison the well".
		The bluntest way to poison the well is to simply hurl abuse at the source.
		For this reason, it is often preferable to poison the well by hinting at some hidden agenda that might bias the source.
	www.fallacies.info /poisoningthewell.html (231 words)

	GRAIN \| Seedling \| 2003 \| Poisoning the well: the geneti
		As humanity, we see how a small group of people moved by arrogance and driven by profit, with the support of various forms of power, are shamelessly playing God.
		If there is an ounce of decency in biotech companies, in the authorities at the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Biodiversity Convention, the Centre for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat (CIMMYT) and other research centres, as well as in thousands of government officials, then their most intense experience right now should be shame.
		For that reason, maize can never be held by a group, no matter how well chosen or committed it may be.
	www.grain.org /seedling/?id=219 (2504 words)

	Poisoning the Well: the Genetic Pollution of Maize
		The pollution was no chance act, but a well thought-out and conscious strategy which simply took a little while to play itself out.
		The decontamination of maize and the recovery of its sacred nature, along with the attitudes of respect and profound gratitude due to it, will not be achieved by scientists or any research centre in the world, but by the peoples who still nurture maize.
		It is likely that in coming months and years, as contamination becomes impossible to deny, we will come to see well- or ill-intentioned, respectable or shameless offers to decontaminate maize through major scientific efforts.
	www.indiaresource.org /issues/agbiotech/2003/poisoningthewell.html (2454 words)

	[Infoshop News] Poisoning the Well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1026-07.htm Published on Friday, October 26, 2001 Poisoning the Well by Rahul Mahajan The first principle of humanitarian relief is that it be impartial, that aid be given on the basis of need without any consideration of political agendas.
		We know now that the story about Iraqi soldiers throwing Kuwaiti babies out of incubators was a fabrication created by a Washington PR firm and that the "nurse" testifying about it was the daughter of the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States, who wasn't even in the country at the time.
		Among Afghans and other peoples for whom water is scarce, poisoning a well is the deepest crime, more powerfully symbolic even than taking a human life.
	flag.blackened.net /pipermail/infoshop-news/2001-October/000130.html (803 words)

	The Poisoning of the Well
		The modern world has allowed us to better understand our world as well as ourselves, and in time new ways of thinking will emerge, new spiritualities will be born, based not on the writings of tribal people living thousands of years ago but based on the time, space and knowledge of modern times.
		The time to cleanse the polluted waters of the well is upon us, helping build a fertile oasis from which humanity can prosper and be reborn.
		His articles appear regularly at his blog, http://valenzuelasveritas.blogspot.com and at http://www.informationclearinghouse.info as well as at other alternative news websites from around the globe.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article11609.htm (4400 words)

	Today's Take: Poisoning the well from which our children drink
		People will speak of the well from which we drink, the rainfall that nourishes the earth, the spring that brings life to everything in its path.
		We have poisoned the well from which our children drink.
		Our children are the future and the well from which they drink must be rich in minerals with enough to go around.
	www.nationalcatholicreporter.org /todaystake/tt041603.htm (514 words)

	Cyanide Poisoning
		A variety of invasive measures may need to be done, such as placing a tube down the throat to breathe for the victim as well as insertion of multiple catheters into blood vessels and the bladder in order to closely monitor and evaluate the person.
		Typically, all clothes will be removed in case any cyanide is on them, because this leftover cyanide can continue to poison both the victim and the people trying to help him or her.
		If the person has carbon monoxide poisoning as well, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be used if available.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /cyanide_poisoning/page6_em.htm (487 words)

	Re: AO40rcv and the Kenwood TS-2000
		Well, while that does sound like a good bit of fun, it's hard to understand why it was thought to be A Good Thing for whatever practical job you were trying to do.
		Well, "language-independence" is Microsoft's mantra whenever they're Java-bashing, of course.
		MS also didn't get hyped about it until they realized they weren't going to win fragmenting Java from the inside, so it was time to start poisoning the well from the outside.
	www.amsat.org /amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200104/msg00238.html (421 words)

	GateWorld - Stargate Atlantis Episode Review: "Poisoning The Well"
		Much like last week's episode, "Poisoning the Well" is about what happens when the Atlantis team tries to help an alien civilization and instead wreaks havoc.
		The civilization is a little more advanced but the idea is the same, and I think "Poisoning the Well" carries it off a lot better.
		He plays the concerns of a medical professional very well, and his acting is impressive.
	www.gateworld.net /atlantis/s1/reviews/107.shtml (783 words)

	We Get Letters & E-Mail Dynamic Chiropractic - Find Articles
		I used to think that those who adjusted by palpation alone were poisoning the well for those of us who use instrumentation.
		I used to think that those who denied the 110 years of anecdotal evidence for chiropractic effectiveness, and failed to do a literature search before stating that chiropractic is only good for back pain, were poisoning the well for those of us who adjust subluxations to enhance health.
		If we consider anything but a limited view of chiropractic and a limited range of behaviors to be poisoning the well, the well becomes smaller.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3987/is_200607/ai_n16597948 (909 words)

	AFH LIBRARY - Poisoning the Well: Neurotoxic Metals, Water Treatment, and Human Behavior
		Innocent children should not be poisoned by public water supplies.
		ADHD is a very POOR outcome measure, because the standards of classification are so poor (rates are inversely correlated with school size, which merely means that teachers/nurses in small schools do a better job of diagnosis because they know families).
		What I think will turn things around FAST is a behavioral horror that costs families endless misery as well as money and fear when living with children with debilitating conditions.
	www.alkalizeforhealth.net /Lpoison.htm (2476 words)

	Poisoning the well (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It frees woman from the common diseases frequently suffered such as delayed and irregular menstruations, back-aches and stomach-aches along menstruation and even to tighten stomach muscles and uterus muscles.
		Poisoning the well is a preemptive logical fallacy where unfavourable information about someone is presented to an audience, with the intent of discrediting everything said by that person beforehand.
		The origin of this phrase comes from the belief in midevil times that outbreaks of plauge were caused by Jews poisoning the water supply.
	www.aseannewsnetwork.de /articles/content/p/po/poisoning_the_well.html (243 words)

	The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2005
		Unintentional injury, including motor vehicle crashes, falls, and cuts, is a major risk to children’s health and the leading cause of death for children over age 1.
		Parents of children aged 5 and under were asked if their child had required medical attention for an accidental injury or poisoning over the past year.
		Of boys aged 0-5, 0.7 percent were reported to have had a poisoning that required medical attention in the past year, as did 0.5 percent of girls aged 0-5.
	www.mchb.hrsa.gov /thechild/1child/1status/05injury.htm (286 words)

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