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Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:

   My point is that YOU made an assertion without any information to back it up.

Without providing any information of your own, your point is pointless.

Read my post again John. In case you need a hint, the information I provided is “You made an assertion without anything to back it up”. And I’ll add some more information too - until you CAN back it up, your assertion is pointless.

YOU: “Yeah, there will always be a few heroic, inspiring, and humbling soldiers. But don’t make the misteak in thinking that their attitudes reflect the majority.”

John, you really need to work out the subtleties of debating. That was not an assertion - it was a parody of your sentence, used to make my point.

Do you actually have anything to backup your assertion? If so, why not post it here, like Dave did?

ROSCO



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  Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
 
(...) How convenient. So, your point was to parody my assertion by making a non-assertion assertion yourself. Subtle. But your sublime subtlety wasn't lost on me; I just wanted you to make your point instead of trying to WOW me with your subtle (...) (17 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
 
(...) YOU: "Yeah, there will always be a few heroic, inspiring, and humbling soldiers. But don’t make the misteak in thinking that their attitudes reflect the majority." Deal. JOHN (17 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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