yes, logic can be construed as flawed if someone doesn't agree with the premises on which the logic is based. i don't agree with many of maher's premises, but that is that case with a lot of pundits.
maher's problem is that (on the shows i watched of his politically incorrect program a few years back) his conclusions aren't logical extensions of his premises. that isn't a matter of factual legitimacy, that is an issue of disconnected thought.
i took a logic class a few years back that was offered by our philosophy dept. we examined "arguments from the wild" (arguments taken from popular pundits and editorials about current events) with our logic goggles on. mr. maher's sytem of thought was one of the most flawed we examined in the small samples we studied, though we found similar issues with sean hannity and rush limbaugh.
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