Sentence examples for perverse reasoning from inspiring English sources

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I was astonished to read that a suggestion, which was not mine, was erroneously linked to my name, and closely associated with what the authors consider perverse reasoning.

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And because so many things in Beijing appeared to be completely illogical by some perverse inverted reasoning it seemed to make sense that the 944 would take such a wildly winding route.

In a perverse way that reasoning may be right, since gridlock will make investors risk-averse, and thus head for the safe haven of the bond market.

Anyway, whatever the reasoning behind this perverse policy it apparently no longer stands, with the PGA Tour conceding a couple of weeks ago that it would be manipulating its so-called "blind draw" (the one that magically kept Mickelson and Woods apart for so long) with a view to producing some marquee groupings, and talking points for the benefit of television and by extension the viewing public.

The commissioner's reasoning could have perverse consequences, the committee said: Why should an MP who had bought a property on the cheap and did it up before entering politics receive less than an MP from a wealthier background who had simply bought a pricier home to begin with?

The reasoning of Cantor and Pence is perverse, but on balance -- however disingenuous and politically insincere -- we support the GOP's born again support for job creation over deficit reduction.

That line of reasoning strikes some supporters of the death penalty as perverse.

Following this reasoning, they considered homosexual practices to be a person's own perverse choice; in essence, they blamed the homosexual for choosing to live in sin.

The pattern is perverse.

Very perverse.

The reasoning?

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