Hi, Sandra, At 05:43 AM 8/19/2004, you wrote: >>Some more hyperbole for you... >>Pygmies being eaten by rebels in Congo's ongoing war, UN reveals<<
The exaggeration I had in mind was not the cannibalism itself. It was the use of what would, from a logical standpoint, be referred to as hasty generalization ("they") which seems somewhat hyperbolic to me. Mark A. Foster * http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the best hamburger" -- Mark Twain and Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]