First, it's an editorial and not an article. Big difference.
Second, whether the [editorial] mentions morals directly or not, the target of your response did. You owe it to your opponent in a debate NOT to insult his/her intelligence by invoking petty twists of word usage. Manipulative tactics merely distract from meaningful and constructive dialog, which you may not be interested in pursuing.
The response may have been diverted from what you saw as the editorial's point or purpose, but stop that and you kill this board. Lighten up.
True, I stand corrected.
Second, whether the [editorial] mentions morals directly or not, the target of your response did. You owe it to your opponent in a debate NOT to insult his/her intelligence by invoking petty twists of word usage. Manipulative tactics merely distract from meaningful and constructive dialog, which you may not be interested in pursuing.
I believe I answered this point rather directly in post #3.
The response may have been diverted from what you saw as the editorial's point or purpose, but stop that and you kill this board. Lighten up.
Okay. ;^)