rains." 81 "1 know somebody like that," she exclaimed. "A girl back home--Eula Becker, her name is, it never falls. Every single time we take her ona ic--" 82 "Polly," I said sharply, "it's a fallacy. Eula Becker doesn't cause the rain. She has no connection with the rain. You are guilty of Post Hoc if you blame Eula Becker." 83 "I'11 never do that again," she promised contritely."Are you mad at me?" 84I sighed deeply. "No, Polly, I'm not mad." 85 "Then tell me some more fallacies." 86 "All right. Let's try Contradictory Premises ." 87 "Yes, let's," she chirped, blinking" her eyes happily. 88I frowned, but plunged ahead. "Here's an example of Contradictory Premises: If God can do anything, can He make a stone so heavy that He won't be able to lift it?" 89 "Of course," she replied promptly.
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