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Re: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing"
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Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:18:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ed Jones writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:

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.

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.

Hunh?

Chris



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  Re: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing"
 
(...) makes (...) Meaning I thought it was a fresh debate, rather than a carryover of another debate (which it seems to be). (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: John Leo's opinion of "The West Wing"
 
(...) to (...) 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. (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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