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Re: We'll take in your poor, your homeless, your oppressed...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:33:41 GMT
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"Lenny Hoffman" <lahoffma@*NOSPAM*mailer.fsu.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> >
> > > I do believe, what Bruce actually asked me was if I supported
> > > Hitler killing the Jews...
> >
> > But that was just an extreme example of what I said. It was a starting • point
> > for distinguishing what you really think about the role of sovereignty • in our
> > war-decisions.
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> In my experience, extreme examples do more to mud up the argument rather • than
> cutting to the essence.
Hmm, in my experience, extreme examples are great for exploring assertions,
and helping cut to the essense. I always use extreme examples to test
assertions. If my assertion holds up under extreme examples, then it's
pretty good. If it doesn't, I can explore why it doesn't. Depending on the
failure, and my goals, I may qualify my assertion, modify my assertion, or
give up (sometimes things just aren't worth trying to assert).
Frank
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