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Re: Where's Larry and Hoppy when you need 'em???
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:08:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford wrote:
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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.
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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 debating skilz.
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Do you actually have anything to backup your assertion? If so, why not post
it here, like Dave did?
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Why didn’t you just say that in the first place? Better yet, who asked you in
the first place? You were probably just trying to be helpful using your subtle
debating skilz.
But unlike you, I don’t provide evidence (in this case antidotal) for my case
using the type of evidence against which I’m arguing. In fact, the lack of
pro-war stories actually makes my point!
What I’m saying is that antidotal evidence of poor troop morale is an invidious
tactic of the MSM to steer public opinion against the war effort. I wonder how
many pro-war effort opinions were passed upon until a negative one was found and
reported on. The impression left (as implied by Dave!) is that overall morale
is down.
I question the judgment and the lack of bias of the writers of this story. They
aren’t interested in reporting news, they are interested in forwarding an
anti-war, anti-Bush agenda.
JOHN
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) So you were trying to make me make a point that wasn't lost on you anyway? Why not just answer the point with some evidence instead of wasting everyone's time? (...) You did. By posting an assertion publicly with nothing to back it up. (...) (...) (18 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???
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| (...) 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 (...) (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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