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Old February 19th, 2005, 10:08 PM
Bert Hyman
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Now, that's interesting.


No, what's interesting is how you twist my post into something that I
didn't say.


Really? I believe that's -exactly what you said, and exactly what you
meant.

It's called strawman argumentation and is sophistry, pure
and simple. It's also a technique used most often by those who have no
substantive response to the actual questions raised.


Sort of like what you're doing right now?

When I was teaching university, this kind of approach would have gotten
my students an F.


You taught? No wonder today's kids are so screwed up.

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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN