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Author: BretCahillBretCahill Date: Jul 8, 2008 22:15
Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
debating tactic.
It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
Bret Cahill
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Author: TimTim Date: Jul 9, 2008 03:35
> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
> debating tactic.
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> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
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> Bret Cahill
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Constantly failing to define one's terms is not an effective debating
tactic. Sounds like you are dodging.
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Author: richardrichard Date: Jul 9, 2008 05:21
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:15:31 -0700 (PDT), BretCahill@ peoplepc.com
wrote:
>Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
>debating tactic.
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>It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
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>Bret Cahill
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So could you like define "definition", "debating" and "tactic"?
What's a dictionary?
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Author: TartarusTartarus Date: Jul 9, 2008 07:39
> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
> debating tactic.
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> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
People use different definitions all the time, and it is a common
source of misunderstanding. It is perfectly reasonable to ask for a
definition if it becomes apparent that you are arguing with someone
who uses a word in a nonstandard way.
Tartarus
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Author: Jerry KrausJerry Kraus Date: Jul 9, 2008 07:41
> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
> debating tactic.
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> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
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It's a debating tactic to put your opponent on the defensive, Bret.
Like saying "Cite?" or "Prove your point." Obviously any definition,
citation or proof can be challenged or questioned. That's the idea.
To win the argument by putting your opponent on the defensive. It's a
crude and aggressive tactic, but can be effective if your opponent is
unfamiliar with it.
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Author: DeadratDeadrat Date: Jul 9, 2008 07:48
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Author: alexyalexy Date: Jul 9, 2008 08:05
Jerry Kraus yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
>> debating tactic.
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>> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
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>It's a debating tactic to put your opponent on the defensive, Bret.
>Like saying "Cite?" or "Prove your point." Obviously any definition,
>citation or proof can be challenged or questioned. That's the idea.
>To win the argument by putting your opponent on the defensive. It's a
>crude and aggressive tactic, but can be effective if your opponent is
>unfamiliar with it.
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Author: ShrikebackShrikeback Date: Jul 9, 2008 21:18
> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
> debating tactic.
That depends on what your definition of the word, "ain't" is.
> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
If you can't define terms, it means you are the one
too poor to buy a dictionary.
Anyway, all of this dodges the point. We are a free people,
and you can't force us to kneel down and pray to the People's
Temple Jimmy Carter high-tax seventies stagflation boom.
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Author: ShrikebackShrikeback Date: Jul 9, 2008 21:35
On Jul 9, 7:41 am, Jerry Kraus yahoo.com> wrote:>> Demanding a definition for every word or term ain't an effective
>> debating tactic.
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>> It only makes everyone think you are too stoopid to buy a dictionary.
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> It's a debating tactic to put your opponent on the defensive, Bret.
> Like saying "Cite?" or "Prove your point." Obviously any definition,
> citation or proof can be challenged or questioned. That's the idea.
> To win the argument by putting your opponent on the defensive. It's a
> crude and aggressive tactic, but can be effective if your opponent is
> unfamiliar with it.
Nonsense. It is a tactic used since Socrates to keep
people from going on and on with crap they've just pulled
out of their asses.
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Author: Bret CahillBret Cahill Date: Jul 9, 2008 22:52
> Nonsense. �It is a tactic used since Socrates
In _Plato's Republic_ they never were successful in getting a
definition for "if I git pushed too far . . . ."
Bret Cahill
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