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Besides the inhumanity of this position, it contains a fallacy which is twin-brother to the one just considered.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Besides the inhumanity of this position, it contains a fallacy which is twin-brother to the one just considered.”
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Mann highlights the inhumanity and logical fallacies in the commissioner's position, emphasizing the need for humane reasoning in law.
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