Latin, "where is the benefit?" A type of logical fallacy in which one claims one didn't do something bad because it was not in one's interests to do so. An example would be, "Why would I steal from the cash register? It's going to hurt the business if I do, and then I might lose my job."
The argument is usually used on behalf of someone else: for example, Ludo Martens (1995) argues that Stalin could not possibly have massacred millions of Russians because he needed them to fight WW2; Fogel & Engermann claimed* that American slavery was not very bad because it was in the best interests of slaveowners to have content slaves.
The argument is a fallacy because it assumes that all relevant motives of the actor are well-established, and lead away from the act. It does not account for motives like personal hatred, shame, fear, spite, ideology, and so on.
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* In *Time on the Cross* (1971); the book was conclusively debunked by David & Stampp, *Reckoning with Slavery* (1976).
The argument is usually used on behalf of someone else: for example, Ludo Martens (1995) argues that Stalin could not possibly have massacred millions of Russians because he needed them to fight WW2; Fogel & Engermann claimed* that American slavery was not very bad because it was in the best interests of slaveowners to have content slaves.
The argument is a fallacy because it assumes that all relevant motives of the actor are well-established, and lead away from the act. It does not account for motives like personal hatred, shame, fear, spite, ideology, and so on.
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* In *Time on the Cross* (1971); the book was conclusively debunked by David & Stampp, *Reckoning with Slavery* (1976).
One frequently encounters *quis est beneficium?* arguments among Holocaust deniers of all stripes. Among such worthies it is claimed that Hitler/Stalin/Enver Pasha could not possibly have wanted to massacre all those millions because it was a nuisance to try.
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A relationship where you both benefit. For example she gives you a blowjob and you pay her car payment. Usually a Sugar daddy/sugar baby arrangement. Since it's not a one time thing and you are building a "relationship," it's not prostitution.
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Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor. He won an Oscar for the 2001 film Traffic. His varied filmography includes heavy drama 21 Grams, mini series Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, cult classics such as The Usual Suspects and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, and the more recent Sicario.
Has often played gangsters or villains, because that's Hollywood's way with latinos. One of his very first roles was henchman Dario in License To Kill, making him the youngest Bond villain ever. It was very unfortunate for Timothy Dalton, because Benicio is fine as hell. Black hair, bedroom eyes... And yes, he ages like fine wine.
Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor. He won an Oscar for the 2001 film Traffic. His varied filmography includes heavy drama 21 Grams, mini series Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, cult classics such as The Usual Suspects and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, and the more recent Sicario.
Has often played gangsters or villains, because that's Hollywood's way with latinos. One of his very first roles was henchman Dario in License To Kill, making him the youngest Bond villain ever. It was very unfortunate for Timothy Dalton, because Benicio is fine as hell. Black hair, bedroom eyes... And yes, he ages like fine wine.
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(In the Roman Catholic Church) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament.
(In the Roman Catholic Church) a service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament.
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