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Re: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing"
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Fri, 4 Oct 2002 23:07:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> Quotations don't exist in a vacuum. The author, the times, the entire context
> from which the quotation is pulled is part of the chain of support that makes
> the appeal to authority valuable. That's the whole reason that we do appeal • to
> those of perceived wisdom or special knowledge rathern than Moe the bartender.
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> Chris
Well, it seems that I did exactly what I was trying to avoid doing, which was
coming in in the middle of another thread given a new header.
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