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So, the study of argumentation is yap yap, eh? Your comment reminds me of an ancient eastern proverb: "A man is an enemy of what he doesn't understand."

The study of argumentation is not necessarily yap yap, but in the midst of this thread it is b/c it has nothing to do with the topic at hand. Like I said, you spend more time defending the style and semantics of your arguments rather than the substance. So in the context of this thread, it is indeed yap yap.

Not really. A claim was made about what I cited, but no evidence was provided. Thus, I deferred judgement until I have the time to examine the study in question.Scripter, no doubt, has access to articles that support the assertions that he made re: the study you cited. I think it is clear to most people here that you would discount those as well, b/c you seem to believe that you are omniscient.

Truly, I'm shaking in my boots. The last few days I have not been able to sleep, because I feared that you might be in this thread. Apparently, my suffering (that no human has ever had to endure) is going to be prolonged.

I'm certain you realize that "I'll be around" was not in any way a threat considering I have not said anything that is close to threatening. Your response was juvenile and a waste of time.

The study of argumentation is not necessarily yap yap, but in the midst of this thread it is b/c it has nothing to do with the topic at hand.

That wouldn't make it 'yap yap'. If we were discussing the Theory of Relativity in this thread, that wouldn't make it yap yap. You display contempt for the study of argumentation, while arguing that you don't think that it is 'necessarily' yap yap, even though you hint that in a significant majority of the cases, it might well me.

Like I said, you spend more time defending the style and semantics of your arguments rather than the substance

I'm sorry if you have made this misinterpretation (no doubt without reading all the posts), but this ends up re-inforcing the point of the wise man about how a man feels about what he does not understand.

I'm certain you realize that "I'll be around" was not in any way a threat considering I have not said anything that is close to threatening.

Why would you be around? I thought that the 'yap yap' was bothering you? And I knew it was not a threat, but it did seem like someone who thought too highly of himself and his presence.

Your response was juvenile and a waste of time.

I believe that my response did not force you to respond to it. Therefore, if you choose to read it, and choose to respond to it with a comment of your own, who is really responsible for the alleged waste of time? The choice was yours, and you chose to waste time.