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But if one agrees with the jury that convicted her, that the evidence supports that "Stewart acted on illegally obtained information in selling her stock," the fact that some corporate executives might 'do worse' things does not make her illegal actions correct or 'a good thing.' Ironically, one of the reasons so many celebrities used the 'two wrongs make a right' defense of Stewart -- even if she did lie, there are worse things she could have done, and many CEOs do worse -- is that Stewart has so often been personally attacked as a successful female corporate executive, domestic diva, and brand wrapped up into one -- allegations that have nothing to do with her quality as a leader and a developer of a quality brand. But two logical fallacies in Stewart's case do not make...

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(SRI Media, 2003)
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Downes, Stephen. (2005) The Logical Fallacies Index. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm

'Fallacy: Straw man." (19 Apr 2005) Fallacy Files. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html

"Mission: Critical 'Burden of Proof.' (2005) St. John's University. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/straw.html

'Martha Stewart / Insider Trading: not a "Good Thing" (Oct 22, 2002.) SRI Media. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.srimedia.com/artman/publish/article_245.shtml

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Works Cited

Downes, Stephen. (2005) The Logical Fallacies Index. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.datanation.com/fallacies/index.htm

'Fallacy: Straw man." (19 Apr 2005) Fallacy Files. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html

"Mission: Critical 'Burden of Proof.' (2005) St. John's University. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/straw.html

'Martha Stewart / Insider Trading: not a "Good Thing" (Oct 22, 2002.) SRI Media. Retrieved 21 Apr 2005 at http://www.srimedia.com/artman/publish/article_245.shtml


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