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To: dark_lord
You wrote:

"I don't know how old you are but apparently you have no concept of using debate to argue a point, but rather you appear to simply make wild statements and then ad hominem attacks. Don't go posting a bunch of foolishness and say "this is what you believe". That is the level of argument of 1st graders. If you want to respond to someone, respond to what they actually said, don't go making stuff up, projecting it on them, and then responding to what you made up yourself!"

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Man......I've recently come up against the same type of "debate/erotern" tactics..that you've described above. It sorta drives me bonkers when poster's won't answer questions....

You nailed it......when you said that many people have no idea/clue in using debate to argue their point.

FRegards,

221 posted on 06/18/2003 9:18:50 AM PDT by Osage Orange (Why does John McLame always grin like a mule eating cockleburs...?)
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To: Osage Orange; dark_lord
You nailed it......when you said that many people have no idea/clue in using debate to argue their point.

He is also very good at avoiding a direct question and manipulating a posters words himself. Perhaps that's why he recognized the technique so readily.

222 posted on 06/18/2003 9:33:12 AM PDT by TigersEye (Joe McCarthy was right...so was PT Barnum!)
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