Reply #60: Ha ha [View All]

[Evoman]

" After you've done that, explain how asserting that an argument is easy for someone to make shows weakness in the argument."

Like I said, I don't disagree with what Quinn says. Not really. The ease of the argument has nothing to do with its strength or weakness. Since I am not in a position to suffer a great deal if we cut off aid, then its easy for me to agree with him.


"maybe if you had respect for the basics of philosophy, you wouldn't be so errantly self-assured when speaking from ignorance"

Well, maybe you could explain his argument for me. I did read Ishmael (and one of the sequels...I'm thinking it was called Story B or something like that, I can't remember..its been a little while). Maybe I misunderstood the story.

"I thought you knew what a straw argument was, and I'm a little surprised that you've offered up such a pussified reply."

Can you explain what my strawman is?