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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