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Argue Fu: My Definition is This

If you go in for an argument, take care of your temper. Your logic, if you have any, will take care of itself. – Joseph Farrell Part 2: Definitions One of the most crucial things to any argument, the very framework on which it lies, is definitions. It is so easy to get lost in [...]

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Argue Fu: Everybody’s Gotta Hate on Hitler

As a USENET discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one. – Godwin’s Law What luck for rules that men do not think" – Adolf Hitler Arguments involve a lot of different strategies in order to prove a point. You can use the obvious method of battling fact for [...]

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Shutting My Mind on the Matter

Angry rant time! Everyone ready? Great! Today, I realized through a series of conversations over the last month, that the whackos have stolen some phrases and are misusing them hard. Since when did we allow the crazies to decide what words mean? I submit, for your consideration, two opposing terms: open-minded, and closed-minded. They seem, [...]

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

I just wanted to share something I found today that I thought was interesting. I was surfing through the various blogs I read, and stumbled across someone directing his readers to this. Now, the subject matter is not particularly to my taste. Obviously, I'm a slave to the 'pseudo-scientists' that have taught me to believe [...]