[nanetteclaret]

If you didn’t read the whole thing, then you’ve got your own “answer firmly in mind beforehand.” Based on your own argument, I think I’ll reject your reasoning “without consideration.”

[Filo]

If you didn’t read the whole thing, then you’ve got your own “answer firmly in mind beforehand.” Based on your own argument, I think I’ll reject your reasoning “without consideration.”

You're free to do so, but your conclusion was not based on reason. Mine was.

The fact that I was able to determine the uselessness of the work from excerpts is a testament to my reasoning skills.

The fact that you'd require a complete reading to judge either way is a testament to yours.

Where I see a pile of poo, quickly determine what it is and avoid it, you'd require an exhaustive analysis to determine that the brown stuff was, in fact, poo.

Bully for you!