[lit-ideas] Re: A Genuinely Useful Thought
- From: Brian <cabrian@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:54:04 -0600
An outstanding post, Lawrence, and a legitimate request.
On Jan 7, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Lawrence Helm wrote:
I have been talking about reasoned argument. This is not an
unreasonable request. One doesn’t need to get on a high horse to
expect it. If I have produced an argument and you disagree with
it; then refute by using a counter argument. Don’t swear at me.
Don’t insult me. Don’t use some cheap ad hominem pejorative like
accusing me of being on a high horse. Don’t even focus on me or on
Eric or on Brian. Quit criticizing our personalities, backgrounds,
and blood-thirstiness. Produce arguments. Produce arguments that
can be substantiated as being logical. Look at the issues, their
backgrounds, what led up to them, the evidence and then don’t go
beyond the evidence in drawing your conclusions.
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