1819 Aug. 12

Fallacies Logical High fliers

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1 Exposition

In another way this word order by its property of confounding distinctions gives support to tyranny: namely where /occasion seems to call for speaking of/ the proper end of government is in question, instead of the precise name of the proper end, namely happiness, employing this same most convenient /so conveniently lax/ word, order. For it can not be denied that promotion of order is one end of government can not be denied: at the same time neither can it be denied that by the exercise of /acts by which tyranny is exercised/ order namely tyrannical order is maintained: maintained and promoted.

And so in the case of corruption and influence

In this way when /by/ looking out for a word of more extensive import to take refuge in, while you turn aside from the proper word two words come into consideration together. Self-protection or Self-preservation is the more immediate object of the fallacy in this case.