Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxd!rlr From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: What passes for argument here Message-ID: <331@pyuxd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 10:54:42 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxd.331 Posted: Wed Dec 12 10:54:42 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 02:38:47 EST References: <1767@umcp-cs.UUCP> <20980025@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> <1774@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 14 > Both Rich Rosen and Tim have developed this marvelous style of argument, > the likes of which I've never seen before. It consists of feeding words > to one's opponent, then claiming on the basis of those words that his > arguments are not relevant. [WINGATE] As opposed to Wingate's style: ignore your opponent's questions, obscure the issues by continuing the discussion as if the questions regarding one's beliefs from those opponents had already been answered in your favor, [REPEAT UNTIL OPPONENTS ARE ANNOYED ENOUGH TO WRITE MORE ARTICLES ABOUT THE EMPTY NON-ANSWERING STYLE OF SUCH PEOPLE THAN ABOUT THE ISSUES...] -- "So, it was all a dream!" --Mr. Pither "No, dear, this is the dream; you're still in the cell." --his mother Rich Rosen pyuxd!rlr