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'''L. Alvin Malesky''' is the author of a much quoted [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4721459/Supportive-distortions-an-analysis-of.html paper] which alleged [[Cognitive Distortion]] in the [[BoyChat]] community. | |||
==Fallacy== | |||
It is hard to take Malesky, his work and his conclusion of distorted thinking among pedophiles seriously. If a researcher ''believes'' that certain views concerning children and sexuality represent distorted thinking and then establishes that these views are common among a community of individuals known for holding different views concerning children and sexuality, it hardly amounts to a discovery or affirmation of the researcher's subjective beliefs. | |||
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Revision as of 12:11, 7 October 2008
L. Alvin Malesky is the author of a much quoted paper which alleged Cognitive Distortion in the BoyChat community.
Fallacy
It is hard to take Malesky, his work and his conclusion of distorted thinking among pedophiles seriously. If a researcher believes that certain views concerning children and sexuality represent distorted thinking and then establishes that these views are common among a community of individuals known for holding different views concerning children and sexuality, it hardly amounts to a discovery or affirmation of the researcher's subjective beliefs.