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dar512 07-23-2004 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123
are we back to referring to UT as god, again? why didn't anyone send me the *$@*ing memo?!?!?!

Did you fill out form PT29X3 in triplicate? Was it filed at City Hall in the room in the basement with the large sign on the door that says "No admittance" - the one with the jaguar guarding the door?

If you want to be on the memo list, you must follow proper procedure.

lookout123 07-23-2004 01:27 PM

i thought that room was only for the Giants . how long do i have to dwell as a commoner inthe cellar before i can gain admittance?

dar512 07-23-2004 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123
i thought that room was only for the Giants . how long do i have to dwell as a commoner inthe cellar before i can gain admittance?

I assume that question is rhetorical. If not, the answer is 42.

jaguar 07-23-2004 01:47 PM

Your mediclorian count isn't high enough, your chi lacks wang and your feng shui is out of wack.

lookout123 07-23-2004 01:55 PM

if i promise to only post once a month, may gain admittance?


yes - i'm trying to bait HB back out into the open. sooner or later, he'll have to quit lurking as a guest.

Griff 07-23-2004 03:41 PM

That's sposeda be automatic with Version 3.0.2...

xoxoxoBruce 07-23-2004 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123
are we back to referring to UT as god, again? why didn't anyone send me the *$@*ing memo?!?!?!

God made 'em, UT stole 'em. ;)

xoxoxoBruce 07-23-2004 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jaguar
an ad homonym attack would rather amusing indeed.

Most of this stuff is just basic logic, that said, it'd still be worth some people reading ;)

Quote:

Person A makes claim X.
Person B makes an attack on person A.
Therefore A's claim is false.
The reason why an Ad Hominem (of any kind) is a fallacy is that the character, circumstances, or actions of a person do not (in most cases) have a bearing on the truth or falsity of the claim being made (or the quality of the argument being made).
Hmmm...Ann Coulter? :rolleyes:

lumberjim 07-23-2004 07:49 PM

one thing that bugs me is when you disagree with a person, and they just keep repeating themselves, or coming up with different analogies for the same damn point. what's that called?

wolf 07-24-2004 01:14 AM

radar

xoxoxoBruce 07-24-2004 07:26 AM

It's called the, if-you-really-understood-what-I'm-saying,-you-couldn't-possibly-not-agree,-so-I'll-rephrase-it-hopping-it'll-get-through-your-thick-skull, method. :)

smoothmoniker 07-24-2004 12:49 PM

if you haven't been there already, you really, really should go to www.protestwarrior.com and watch some of the videos. I know they go intentionally out of their way to find the dumbest supporters of the opposing position, but still, it's like a clinic in logic gone way, way wrong. Hilarious.

-sm

lookout123 07-24-2004 01:58 PM

there was some pretty funny stuff in there SM, thanks.

Catwoman 07-26-2004 04:52 AM

So do we all agree on the premise of The Rules before we can start making valid arguments? If you accept these rules then any detraction will invalidate your argument, or is that a non-sequitur?

jaguar 07-26-2004 05:09 AM

Well I guess we can use it as a de facto system but ceteris paribus it will soon be ignored. Prima facie this kind of thing is good idea but the in heat of a debate it'll just lead into endless tangents about the vailidy of arguments, leading to no real improvment per se.


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