Parallel Logic

Parallel Logic is an experimental electronic logic architecture which uses a single electromechanical parametric resonator into which multiple channels of binary information are encoded as mechanical oscillations at different frequencies. [1]
Or, according to Ophelia Benson, parallel logic is... well, we're not entirely sure exactly. This page attempts to document the possible meanings of the term in Ophelia-speak.
#A weasel term used to avoid responsibility for making an unsavoury claim. (I'm not racist, but...)
#Two contradictory logical statements which are espoused in parallel, ostensibly in support of a single argument.
== Examples ==
The supposed parallel logical statements are italicised.
Person A: TAM is doing to women what the Nazis did to Jews. That's not to compare TAM to Nazi Germany.
Person B: Nonsense - that is exactly what you did. You compared TAM to Nazi Germany.
Person A: I did not. It's matter of parallel logic. Quit being so mean to me.
==Example applied to "Freethought"==
: What you think it means
: 'August 11, 2012 at 3:49 pm Ophelia Benson: Ok this is a good one. From a comment on Jen’s post on blunderfoot.
::: “Freethought” means you use reason and logic to come to a conclusion, and not believing everything anyone says — even a close friend — at face value.
: Hahahahahahahahaha yes right that’s what freethought means. A close friend tells you she has a headache and you interrogate her for an hour trying to get her to demonstrate that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2012/08/what-you-think-it-means/
==See Also==
*Ophelia Benson: TAM is like Nazi Germany
Category:Ophelia Benson