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Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett): Without welfare Mr. Tolson, people would be starving.
Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington): Who is starving Ms. Booke?
Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett): The unemployed are starving.
Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington): Mr. Burgess here. He's unemployed. Obviously he's not starving. I drew you in Ms. Booke. You gave a faulty premise so your syllogism fell apart.
Samantha Booke (Jurnee Smollett): Syllogism?
Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington): Your logic fell apart. Major premise: the unemployed are starving, minor premise Mr. Burgess is unemployed. Conclusion...Mr. Burgess is starving. Your major premise was based on a faulty assumption. Classic fallacy.Share
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