3. Suicide
• Pay attention and determine what claim a person
is making.
• Next, ask yourself, “Does this claim also apply to
itself?”
• If so, is there a conflict?
4. Suicide
• If a claim applies to itself, and also contradicts
itself, it commits suicide.
• “All English sentences are 3 words long.”
• Columbo is a great lead in to Suicide, and Suicide
is a great lead in to Columbo.
5. Suicide
“You shouldn’t believe in religion”
“Why not?”
“There’s no scientific evidence for it.”
“Then you shouldn’t believe in science; there’s no
scientific evidence for it either.”