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Re: Spy plane (was: Why is religion so hot?)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 3 Apr 2001 16:21:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason J. Railton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason J. Railton writes:
> > > You're right. It sucks. It's the easiest subject to fall into debating
> > > because there's always a good supply of whackos with way-out ideas to fire
> > > things up. Plus no-one's actually going to listen and change their views,
> > > and no-one's got any proof, so you can just keep going on ad infinitum.
> >
> > Well-put. I couldn't have trolled any better myself!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > - jsproat
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> "trolled", "strawman" - what language are you half-cut bunch of muppets
> using here anyway?
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> So if you really want to make a good point in a debate, that no one can
> argue with, you just make up your own language to do it in - is that it?
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> j450n
Trolling is what you attempted immediately above: trolling for reactions on
the internet rather than trolling for fish in a lake.
A "strawman" is not a made-up term: from Encarta Dictionary, "unimportant
issue or person: an issue or person of little importance or relevance,
brought up to be shown as an easily defeatable idea or adversary."
Bruce
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| (...) "trolled", "strawman" - what language are you half-cut bunch of muppets using here anyway? So if you really want to make a good point in a debate, that no one can argue with, you just make up your own language to do it in - is that it? j450n (...) (23 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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