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" FALLACY. — Mr. Bentham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows : "There are certain men in office who, in discharge of their functions, arrogate to themselves a degree of probity, which is to exclude all imputations and all inquiry. Their assertions... "
The Book of Fallacies: From Unfinished Papers of Jeremy Bentham - Page 110
by Jeremy Bentham - 1824 - 411 pages
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The Works of Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...degree of probity, which is to exclude all imputation? and all inquiry. Their assertions are to bedeemed equivalent to proof; their virtues are guarantees...and the most implicit confidence is to be reposed inthemon all occasions. If you expose any abuse, propose any reform, call for securities, inquiry,...
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The Works of Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith - 1844 - 348 pages
...11L) Self -trumpeter- s fallacy. — Mr. Bcntham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows : 4 There are certain men in office who, in discharge of their functions, arrogate;to themselves a decree of probity, which is to exclude all imputations and all inquiry. Their...
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The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...111.) Self -trumpeter's fallacy. — Mr. Bentham explains the self-lrumpeter's fallacy as follows : * There are certain men in office who, in discharge of their functions, arrogate to themselves a decree of probity, which to to exclude all imputations and all inquiry. Their assertions are to be...
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The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith, Volume 2

Sydney Smith - 1859 - 376 pages
...Self- Trumpeter's Fallacy. — Mr. Bentham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows : — " There are certain men in office who, in discharge...guarantees for the faithful discharge of their duties j and the most implicit confidence is to be reposed in them on all occasions. If you expose any abuse,...
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The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith - 1870 - 842 pages
...110, 111.) Stlf-tr«mptltr't fallacy.—Mr. Bentham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows. "There are certain men in office who, in discharge...themselves a degree of probity, which is to exclude »11 imputations and all inquiry. Their assertions are to be deemed equivalent to proof; their virtues...
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Essays Social and Political

Sydney Smith - 1877 - 626 pages
...I11.) SELF-TRUMPETER'S FALLACY. — Mr. Bentham explains the selfrumpeter's fallacy, as follows : — "There are certain men in office who, in discharge of their functions, irrogate to themselves a degree of probity, which is to exclude all imputations nd all inquiry. Their...
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Prose masterpieces from modern essayists [ed. by G.H.P.

Prose masterpieces - 1884 - 350 pages
...added." SELF-TRUMPETER'S FALLACY. — Mr. Bentham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows : "There are certain men in office who, in discharge...to be deemed equivalent to proof, their virtues are guaranties for the faithful discharge of their duties, and the most implicit confidence is to be reposed...
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ENGLISH ESSAYS

SIR PHILIP SIDNEY TO MACAULAY - 1910 - 474 pages
...added." * SELF-TRUMPETER'S FALLACY.—Mr. Bentham explains the self-trumpeter's fallacy as follows: " There are certain men in office who, in discharge...to be deemed equivalent to proof, their virtues are guaranties for the faithful discharge of their duties, and the most implicit confidence is to be reposed...
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