English Clarification please.
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During online chat/discussion If make this statement "You are a moron" = That's a personal attack. but then if I say "Your statement is moronic" = Is this still a personal attack or not?
cheers,
Super
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While I can see where you're coming from, there is a fundamental difference between characterizing a person and characterizing a concept; one is definitely a personal attack and the other is not. Of course if the sum total of a response is "that's moronic", then likely the respondent hasn't spent much time considering the concept and is reacting from a cultural or political dogma rather than a reasoned position. On the other hand, some things are just stupid. Pretty much anything said by a celebrity, for example.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
Thank you, that actually makes sense. :thumbsup:
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Thank you, that actually makes sense. :thumbsup:
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The discussion is actually about hypocrisy. The point was that the super portrays himself as someone who's truly nicey-nice, and condemns everyone who displayed even the mildest of aggression in an argument. However, he personally attacked someone and then went on a spree to justify it, and basically reduced it to an English/grammar question.
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So should I apologies that I made an personal attack?
cheers,
Super
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This thread and all the noise going with it was not started by me or those other users. I never said you should apologise to him, neither did OP (Gandalf) or Chethu. We were merely making an observation, and there's nothing more to it than that.
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During online chat/discussion If make this statement "You are a moron" = That's a personal attack. but then if I say "Your statement is moronic" = Is this still a personal attack or not?
cheers,
Super
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There is a difference between stating someone is something and implying they might be one. Te difference is whether you are correct or not in either or both judgements. "You are a moron." is explicit. To this, I'd say that one must first be or have had been one to know what one is, that being a moron. :laugh: :laugh: "Your statement is moronic." is implicative, that what someone has stated seems it is not valid or justified in a way upon which you are basing your judgement foundations to qualify such. To this, again, I'd say that one must first have said one to know one, what a moronic statement is. More :laugh: :laugh: Both are subjective statements. As such, both are accurate and inaccurate at the same instance. :wtf: :confused: :omg:
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So should I apologies that I made an personal attack?
cheers,
Super
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To quote Sheldon Cooper's mother. I was deeply offended, as a Cristian I should forgive her, as a Texan, I should shoot her, So I split the difference and apologized!
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Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Is this a five minute argument, or the full half hour?
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I prefer functions with several arguments
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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I prefer functions with several arguments
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
I have a wife for that function.
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During online chat/discussion If make this statement "You are a moron" = That's a personal attack. but then if I say "Your statement is moronic" = Is this still a personal attack or not?
cheers,
Super
------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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While I can see where you're coming from, there is a fundamental difference between characterizing a person and characterizing a concept; one is definitely a personal attack and the other is not. Of course if the sum total of a response is "that's moronic", then likely the respondent hasn't spent much time considering the concept and is reacting from a cultural or political dogma rather than a reasoned position. On the other hand, some things are just stupid. Pretty much anything said by a celebrity, for example.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Benjamin Disraeli
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Well the second statement does tend to imply the first. Would a sensible person make a moronic statement?
Richard MacCutchan wrote:
Would a sensible person make a moronic statement?
A sensible person understands of course that no one is perfect. Thus even someone who is rigorously sensible might offer an opinion without adequate knowledge, might misunderstand the discussion or might, for some specific topic have a bias that clouds the issue.
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has ever been an argument 5 minute long? Just wondering
cheers,
Super
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