Supreme Court v. elliptical logic

0 Comments | Indian Country Today (Lakota Times), April, 2005 | by Reynolds, Jerry

Reynolds, Jerry Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 04-13-2005 On the one hand, there is a case to be made that elliptical logic - a style of formal discussion that relies on omitting stubbornly contrary factors - isn't really logic at all because it doesn't follow the causal links that characterize that discipline. It's taken the death of a pontiff to remind most of the world that ellipses in even the strictest of reasoning can be filled with respect for spiritual mysteries and the substance of faith - something Indian country has never forgotten. On the other hand, it isn't always clear that elliptical logic serves Indian country well in every case. The logic behind the class-action lawsuit over the Individual Indian Money trust is impeccable until one...