http://xrlq.com/2009/08/14/how-to-sound-profound/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://xrlq.com/2009/08/14/how-to-sound-profound/comment-page-1/#comment-558142 Xrlq Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:15:36 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4823#comment-558142 My point was somewhere in between; the kiddy version isn't always wrong, and the clinical version sometimes is. My point was somewhere in between; the kiddy version isn’t always wrong, and the clinical version sometimes is.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2009/08/14/how-to-sound-profound/comment-page-1/#comment-558135 Doc Rampage Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:01:29 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4823#comment-558135 Ah. I guess I had your intent reversed. Ah. I guess I had your intent reversed.

]]> http://xrlq.com/2009/08/14/how-to-sound-profound/comment-page-1/#comment-558131 Xrlq Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:57:45 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4823#comment-558131 My point exactly. Surely there are occasions where a bratty fourth grader really does know - legitimately - that the other bratty four year old is exactly what he called him. Right? My point exactly. Surely there are occasions where a bratty fourth grader really does know – legitimately – that the other bratty four year old is exactly what he called him. Right?

]]> http://xrlq.com/2009/08/14/how-to-sound-profound/comment-page-1/#comment-558128 Doc Rampage Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:19:55 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4823#comment-558128 I disagree. "You are projecting" can be a content-free insult but can also be a true and legitimate point. In this sense it is like "you are being illogical" or "you don't know what you are talking about". It is, of course, an ad hominem argument, but as a lawyer you are no doubt aware (as too many amateur logicians are not) that ad hominem is often a legitimate argument type --when attempting to discredit eye-witness or expert testimony for example. I disagree. “You are projecting” can be a content-free insult but can also be a true and legitimate point. In this sense it is like “you are being illogical” or “you don’t know what you are talking about”. It is, of course, an ad hominem argument, but as a lawyer you are no doubt aware (as too many amateur logicians are not) that ad hominem is often a legitimate argument type –when attempting to discredit eye-witness or expert testimony for example.

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