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Current Events » in reply to Go back to the article Mary Anne linked to before.

I'll spell it out slowly and show you where you made your mistake.
alcaray — (archived)

You complained that media often does not refer to terrorists as muslims. (if I mis-state, please correct me. That inuendo thing, again.)

I asked the question (It was not rhetorical, by the way - and I would still like an answer. Though I admit that the question was in a post filled with rhetorical questions.): "What is the point of using language that implies to the weak-minded that Islam causes terrorism?" Logically, I was saying that the public tends to jump to conclusions not demonstrated. That saying "Islamic terrorists" would support the propositions (in the weak-minded) that "all Muslims are terrorists" or "many Muslims are terrorists".

Here is your mistake: you responded with a reference to support the proposition that "many or all terrorists are Muslims". This neither supports not denies what I said in my post. It is a new topic that, I guess, you would rather talk about.

I wish I could draw a Venn diagram to show you the difference. If you read the words a few times, I'm sure it will become clear, though.

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