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 The fisherman sighed and shook his head. “I’ve never seen anyone catch a fish this way, it ain’t gonna work young man. The last time I lent someone my fish rod was 5 years ago. My fish rod was broken in half, all just because a stupid kid wanted to try it out!” The fisherman sighed and shook his head. “I’ve never seen anyone catch a fish this way, it ain’t gonna work young man. The last time I lent someone my fish rod was 5 years ago. My fish rod was broken in half, all just because a stupid kid wanted to try it out!”
  
-Damon stood up from the ground, looked at the fisherman, and stared at his fishing rod closely. “Perhaps you can lend me your fishing rod, I need a fish from this lake right now,” Damon asked politely.+Damon stood up from the ground, looked at the fisherman, and stared at his fishing rod closely. “**__Perhaps__** you can lend me your fishing rod, I need a fish from this lake right now,” Damon asked politely.
  
-The fisherman didn’t even bother to give Damon a single glance. “Borrowing you my fishing rod? Never!” He chuckled and said. “You young people never pay attention to things, you’ve got no experience. How can I lend my fishing rod? I doubt any of you can even fish properly.”+The fisherman didn’t even bother to give Damon a single glance. “Borrowing you my fishing rod? Never!” He chuckled and said. “You young people never pay **__attention__** to things, you’ve got no **__experience__**. How can I lend my fishing rod? I **__doubt__** any of you can even fish properly.”
  
 “Come on. It’s not going to take too long, and being young doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention to things.” Damon argued. “Come on. It’s not going to take too long, and being young doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention to things.” Damon argued.
  
-“No! Because, ugh… you kids have stupid hands, they are not grown enough yet. And what if you damage my fishing rod? This is the only one I have, and I am NOT going to hand it to a kid! You kids always break things for fun. I’ll never lend you my fishing rod!”+“No! Because, ugh… you kids have stupid hands, they are not grown enough yet. And what if you **__damage__** my fishing rod? This is the only one I have, and I am NOT going to hand it to a kid! You kids always break things for fun. I’ll never lend you my fishing rod!”
  
 “Just because I’m a kid doesn’t mean I will break your fishing rod, I need a fish now and I need your help.” Damon was not quite following the fisherman’s logic. “Just because I’m a kid doesn’t mean I will break your fishing rod, I need a fish now and I need your help.” Damon was not quite following the fisherman’s logic.
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 Damon, despite thinking that the fisherman was insane, agreed with his bargain and decided to catch an eagle for him. Damon, despite thinking that the fisherman was insane, agreed with his bargain and decided to catch an eagle for him.
  
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 +===== The fallacy in this chapter: The Ad Hominem Fallacy =====
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 +{{ ::yiler-chapter-2-audio.mp3 |}}
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