A bunch of atheist organizations have decided to sponsor a "Reason Rally" in Washington next spring. Thousands of people are expected to descend on the nation's capital where they will all take part in logical exercises like formulating valid syllogisms, identifying fallacies, and engaging in contests to see who can reduce syllogisms of the second, third, and fourth figure into first figure syllogisms.
Participants will also practice backing in to missing premises and performing reductio ad absurdums ...
... Wait a second. Oh, shoot. Sorry, let me correct that: They will be chanting slogans on the lawn.
Nevermind.
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