Human activity has caused the global average temperature to rise and this trend is accelerating.
This assertion is not common knowledge, a natural law, or a settled scientific theory and therefore requires citation of a supporting source.
Lawrence Taylor was a better football player than Peyton Manning.
Although both men play football, they play very different positions on opposites sides of the ball that cannot be objectively compared.
You will feel healthier. Our baked goods are made with all natural ingredients.
This appeal suggests that things that occur in nature are inherently better, healthier. There is also an ambiguity introduced by the “made with all natural ingredients” construct arising from the ‘all’ qualifier. Is it ‘all ingredients are natural’ or ‘some ingredients are all-natural’?
Our economy has never been better.
This statement boasts supremacy on something that is difficult to precisely quantify. Who does ‘Our’ refer to? Does ‘never’ refer to all history? How can one compare an economy across all time? By what measure is the economy measured for this comparison?
I need to get a Model 3, everyone is getting them.
Implies that just because the car is popular, that it must be good for everyone.
Joey failed the test, and Rita almost failed too. This school cannot prepare students for college.
Implies that just because a small sample of students did poorly on a test, that all students will fail to learn adequately to be prepared for college.
A recommended serving of our cereal will provide over 25% of your daily required protein.
This statement implies that the cereal provides the protein. The recommended serving includes a cup of milk that actually provides most of the protein.
“if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that” - President Barack Obama, campaign speech, July 13, 2012, Roanoke, Virginia.
With context: “Somebody invested in roads and bridges–if you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.”
With more context : Wikipedia, “You didn’t build that”
The Yankees lost 12-0 last night, there is no way they will win the pennant this year!
This statement extrapolates one bad loss to represent their performance for an entire 162 game season.
The polygon was first rotated clockwise by 2 radians. Later it was rotated counter-clockwise by 2 degrees returning it to the original orientation.
Radians and degrees are not the same thing, so the final orientation would be (2 radians - 2 degrees) clockwise rotated.
The Dow is up 1000 points this year, you can’t go wrong with blue chips!
But what about GE? It is in the Dow and it is down 40%!
When will you let Cameron drive the Ferrari?
This implies that it is inevitable that Cameron will gain the privilege of driving the Ferrari.
Do you want to leave in the starter, or bring in the closer?
What about the setup man, or the lefty specialist, or the rest of the bullpen?
The Civil War wasn’t really about slavery, it was all about states’ rights.
Bullshit! It was primarily about slavery.
Quarterbacks are athletes. If you are not a quarterback, then you are not an athlete.
What about the running backs, linebackers, pitchers, tennis players, etc.
He’s a great guy. He visits sick kids. He helps out at the homeless shelter.
I thought we were talking about football. He threw 4 interceptions this week!
My opponent wants to raise taxes! How will people in our city pay their bills?
She wants to raise taxes on only the 10 richest people in the city, I think they will be okay paying their bills.
Why am I a moron? Because you’re an idiot. Why am I an idiot? Because you’re a moron.
Sheesh. Who’s really the moron?
Boy, you are an idiot and a moron!
Well, you’re just a moron!
Just keep jumping over that tree every day and you will eventually be able to dunk.
So if a keep it up for twenty years when the tree grows to 25ft tall I will be able to jump over the house?
You’re gonna forget to put out the candle, then the house will catch fire, then the block, soon the whole city will burn. That candle is gonna destroy the city!
Who knew a candle has the power of an atomic bomb?
If we let them increase the retirement age, pretty soon they will just get rid of social security altogether!
Or we can let it go bankrupt, that could get rid of it too!
He had 4 shutouts last year and threw that perfect game. What a year!
Yeah but, he had an ERA of 7.78!
It’s time to take my car in for service. I wonder if my stylist is available this Saturday.
Does your stylist do oil changes too?
But what about your candidate’s campaign finance violations last year?
Umm, stealing from your own charity is never okay, okay?
They’ve lost 10 in a row, they are due to win sooner than later!
No they aren’t. They are just as bad now as they were 10 games ago!
No self-respecting Scotsman would drink that swill!
What does self-respect have to have to do with preference in whiskeys?
Harry is happy. Megan is happy. Harry & Megan are miserable.
Are we talking about a different Harry and Megan?