# Jonathan Chance, where IS that list of things I'm supposed to remain silent on?

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> Cite?

Two examples:

> [@How come conservatives are against abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063/102):
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> It definitely would be, if it didn’t involve murdering another human being.

> [@How come conservatives are against abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063/130):
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> Sure. Let the mother decide for herself whether to kill the kid or not.

> [@VinylTurnip](#):
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> The mirror of your argument would be that pro-choice people support abortion rights not because they care about the mother’s welfare, but because they are all bloodthirsty monsters who derive actual physical pleasure from the thought of torturing and murdering defenseless babies. I can’t recall ever hearing any poster, nor any abortion opponent anywhere, say this. Even the staunchest anti’s see the other side as misguided, thoughtless, selfish, with priorities out of whack… nobody (that I know of) says that pro-choicers are driven by blood lust. If they did, it would be just as ludicrous as your cartoonish portrayal of their motivations, and just as unwelcome in Great Debates.

No it wouldn’t because it doesn’t fit the behavior of pro-choice people, while my accusations do fit the behavior of anti-choice people.

And really, you haven’t noticed the anti-choicers using rhetoric like that? They certainly do talk about pro-choice people that way.

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