Logical reasoning

X. Do you agree the Bible says a pencil costs less than an eraser?

 

Y. Yes, I agree, that’s in the Bible!

 

X. Okay, do you also agree that the Bible says a pen costs more than an eraser?

 

Y. Absolutely, that’s what the Bible says.

 

X. So, therefore, according to the Bible, a pen costs more than a pencil, right?

 

Y. Ah, no. Nowhere does the Bible say a pen costs more than a pencil!

 

X.  (Beats his head against the wall

 

Y.  But where does the Bible actually say a pen costs more than a pencil, hmmm?

 

X.  Okay, it doesn’t actually say it, but from what the Bible does say about all three items we can logically deduce that a pen costs more than a pencil.

 

(Sometimes it’s due to a lack of ability to reason logically.

Other times, they’re just being dishonest.)