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LoveisFallacy
byMaxShulman
CoolwasIandlogical.Keen,calculating,perspicacious,acuteandastute—Iwasall
ofthese.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,preciseasachemistscales,as’s
penetratingasascalpel.And—thinkofit!
—Ionlyeighteen.
Itisnotoftenthatonesoyounghassuchagiantintellect.Take,forexample,Petey
Bellows,myroommateattheuniversity.Sameage,samebackground,butdumbasan
ox.Aniceenoughfellow,youunderstand,butnothingupstairs.Emotionaltype.
Unstable.Impressionable.Worstofall,afaddist.Fads,Isubmit,aretheverynegationof
reason.Tobesweptupineverynewcrazethatcomesalong,tosurrenderoneselfto
idiocyjustbecauseeverybodyelseisdoingit—this,tome,istheacmeofmindlessness.
Not,however,toPetey.
OneafternoonIfoundPeteylyingonhisbedwithanexpressionofsuchdistresson
hisfacethatIimmediatelydiagnosedappendicitis.“Don’tmove,”Isaid,
laxative.I’llgetadoctor.”
“Raccoon,”hemumbledthickly.
“Raccoon?
”Isaid,pausinginmyflight.
“Iwantaraccooncoat,”hewailed.
Iperceivedthathistroublewasnotphysical,butmental.“Whydoyouwanta
raccooncoat?
”
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“Ishouldhaveknownit,”hecried,poundinghistemples.“Ishouldhavekno
they’dcomebackwhentheCharlestoncameback.LikeafoolIspentallmymoneyfor
textbooks,andnowIcan’tgetaraccooncoat.”
“Canyoumean,”Isaidincredulously,“ctuallythatpeoplewearingareaccoon
coatsagain?
”
“AlltheBigMenonCampusarewearingthem.Where’veyoubeen?
”
“Inthelibrary,”Isaid,namingaplacenotfrequentedbyBigMenonCampus.
Heleapedfromthebedandpacedtheroom.“I’vegottohavearaccooncoat,
saidpassionately.“I’vegotto!
”
“Petey,why?
Lookatitrationally.Raccooncoatsareunsanitary.Theyshed.They
smellbad.Theyweightoomuch.They’reunsightly.They—”
“Youdon’tunderstand,”heinterruptedimpatiently.“It’sthethingtodo.D
wanttobeintheswim?
”
“No,”Isaidtruthfully.
“Well,Ido,”hedeclared.“I’dgiveanythingforaraccooncoat.Anything!
Mybrain,thatprecisioninstrument,slippedintohighgear.“Anything?
lookingathimnarrowly.
“Anything,heaffirmed”inringingtones.
Istrokedmychinthoughtfully.ItsohappenedthatIknewwheretogetmyhands
onaraccooncoat.Myfatherhadhadoneinhisundergraduatedays;itlaynowina
trunkintheatticbackhome.ItalsohappenedthatPeteyhadsomethingIwanted.He
didn’havetitexactly,butatleasthehadfirstrightsonit.Irefertohisgirl,PollyEspy.
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IhadlongcovetedPollyEspy.Letmeemphasizethatmydesireforthisyoung
womanwasnotemotionalinnature.Shewas,tobesure,agirlwhoexcitedtheemotions,
butIwasnotonetoletmyheartrulemyhead.IwantedPollyforashrewdlycalculated,
entirelycerebralreason.
Iwasafreshmaninlawschool.InafewyearsIwouldbeoutinpractice.Iwaswell
awareoftheimportanceoftherightkindofwifeinfurtheringalawyer’scareer.T
successfullawyersIhadobservedwere,almostwithoutexception,marriedtobeautiful,
gracious,intelligentwomen.Withoneomission,Pollyfittedthesespecifications
perfectly.
Beautifulshewas.Shewasnotyetofpin-upproportions,butIfeltthattimewould
supplythelack.Shealreadyhadthemakings.
Graciousshewas.BygraciousImeanfullofgraces.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,
aneaseofbearing,apoisethatclearlyindicatedthebestofbreeding.Attableher
mannerswereexquisite.IhadseenherattheKozyKampusKornereatingthespecialty
ofthehouse—asandwichthatcontainedscrapsofpotroast,gravy,choppednuts,and
adipperofsauerkraut—withoutevengettingherfingersmoist.
Intelligentshewasnot.Infact,sheveeredintheoppositedirection.ButIbelieved
thatundermyguidanceshewouldsmartenup.Atanyrate,itwasworthatry.Itis,after
all,easiertomakeabeautifuldumbgirlsmartthantomakeanuglysmartgirlbeautiful.
“Petey,”Isaid,“areyouinlovewithPollyEspy?
”
“Ithinkshe’sakeenkid,”hereplied,“butIdon’tknowifyou’dc
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“Doyou,”Iasked,“haveanykindofformalarrangementwithher?
Imeanareyou
goingsteadyoranythinglikethat?
”
“No.Weseeeachotherquiteabit,butwebothhaveotherdates.Why?
”
“Isthere,”Iasked,
“NotthatIknowof.Why?
Inoddedwithsatisfaction.
wouldbeopen.Isthatright?
“anyothermanforwhomshehasaparticularfondness?
”
“Inotheryouwords,ereoutifofthepicture,thefield
”
“Iguessso.Whatareyougettingat?
”
“Nothing,nothing,”Isaidinnocently,andtookmysuitcaseoutthecloset.
“Whereareyougoing?
”askedPetey.
“Homeforweekend.”Ithrewthingsafewintothebag.
“Listen,”hesaid,clutchingmyarmeagerly,“whileyou’rehome,youcouldn
somemoneyfromyouroldman,couldyou,andlendittomesoIcanbuyaraccoon
coat?
”
“Imaydobetterthanthat,”Isaidwithamysteriouswinklosedandmycbagand
left.
“Look,”IsaidtoPeteywhenIgotbackMondaymorning.Ithrewopenthesuitcaseandrevealedthehuge,hairy,gamyobjectthatmyfatherhadworninhisStutzBearcat
in1925.
“HolyToledo!
”saidPeteyreverently.Heplungedhishandsintotheraccooncoat
andthenhisface.“HolyToledo!
”herepeatedfifteenortwentytimes.
“Wouldyoulikeit?
”Iasked.
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“Ohyes!
”hecried,clutchingthegreasypelttohim.Thenacannylookcameintohis
eyes.“Whatdoyouwantforit?
”
“Yourgirl.”Isaid,mincingnowords.
“Polly?
”hesaidinahorrifiedwhisper.“YouwantPolly?
”
“That’sright.”
Heflungthecoatfromhim.“Never,”hesaidstoutly.
Ishrugged.“Okay.Ifyoudon’twanttobeintheswim,Iguessit’syo
Isatdowninachairandpretendedtoreadabook,butoutofthecornerofmyeye
IkeptwatchingPetey.Hewasatornman.Firsthelookedatthecoatwiththeexpression
ofawaifatabakerywindow.Thenheturnedawayandsethisjawresolutely.Thenhe
lookedbackatthecoat,withevenmorelonginginhisface.Thenheturnedaway,but
withnotsomuchresolutionthistime.Backandforthhisheadswiveled,desirewaxing,
resolutionwaning.Finallyhedidn’tturnawayatall;hejuststoodandstaredwithmad
lustatthecoat.
“Itisn’tasthoughIwasinlovewithPolly,”hesaidthickly.“Orgoi
anythinglikethat.”
“That’sright,”Imurmured.
“What’sPollytome,ormetoPolly?
”
“Notathing,”saidI.
“It’sjustbeenacasualkickjustafewlaugh—s,that’sall.”
“Tryonthecoat,”saidI.
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Hecomplied.Thecoatbunchedhighoverhisearsanddroppedallthewaydownto
hisshoetops.Helookedlikeamoundofdeadraccoons.“Fitsfine,”hesaidh
Irosefrommychair.“Isitadeal?
extending”myIasked,hand.
Heswallowed.“It’sadeal,”hesaidandshookmyhand.
IhadmyfirstdatewithPollythefollowingevening.Thiswasinthenatureofa
survey;IwantedtofindoutjusthowmuchworkIhadtodotogetherminduptothe
standardIrequired.Itookherfirsttodinner.“Gee,thatwasadelishdinner,
welefttherestaurant.ThenItookhertoamovie.“Gee,thatwasamarvymovie,
saidasweleftthetheatre.AndthenItookherhome.“Gee,Ihadeasensayshtime,
saidasshebademegoodnight.
Iwentbacktomyroomwithaheavyheart.Ihadgravelyunderestimatedthesize
ofmytask.Thisgirl’slackofinformationwasterrifying.Norwoulditbeenoughmerely
tosupplyherwithinformation.Firstshehadtobetaughttothink.Thisloomedasa
projectofnosmalldimensions,andatfirstIwastemptedtogiveherbacktoPetey.But
thenIgottothinkingaboutherabundantphysicalcharmsandaboutthewayshe
enteredaroomandthewayshehandledaknifeandfork,andIdecidedtomakean
effort.
Iwentaboutit,asinallthings,systematically.Igaveheracourseinlogic.It
happenedthatI,asalawstudent,wastakingacourseinlogicmyself,soIhadallthe
factsatmyfingertips.“Poll’,”IsaidtoherwhenIpickedheruponournextdate,
wearegoingovertotheKnollandtalk.”
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“Oo,terrif,”shereplied.OnethingIwillsayforthisgirl:
youwouldgofartofindanothersoagreeable.
WewenttotheKnoll,thecampustrystingplace,andwesatdownunderanoldoak,
andshelookedatmeexpectantly.“Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?
”sheaske
“Logic.”
Shethoughtthisoverforaminuteanddecidedshelikedit.“Magnif,”
“Logic,”Isaid,clearingmythroat,thinking“isthe.Beforsciencewofcanthink
correctly,wemustfirstlearntorecognizethecommonfallaciesoflogic.Thesewewill
takeuptonight.”
“Wow-dow!
”shecried,clappingherhandsdelightedly.
Iwinced,butwentbravelyon.“FirstletusexaminecalledthefallacyDito
Simpliciter.”
“Byallmeans,”sheurged,battingherlasheseagerly.
“DictoSimplicitermeansanargumentbasedonanunqualifiedgeneralization.For
example:
Exerciseisgood.Thereforeeverybodyshouldexercise.”
“Iagree,”saidPollyearnestly.“Imeanexerciseiswonde
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