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(03-18-2015, 11:26 PM)Telluride Wrote: It sets a bad precedent. It suggests that a debater has already WON all the discussions, and is much more likely to shake a finger in arrogant disdain at any who ask for more and better arguments.
In short, it Begs The Question, to use the official phrase in its actual meaning.
If you would know what I dread, it is this, and it is more like Zyrusticae's likely intent than I think the post could express:
![[Image: mjaxmi1mntlhnmewmzayothmyjjm.png?w=604]](https://thepagenebula.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/mjaxmi1mntlhnmewmzayothmyjjm.png?w=604)
Alas, that image is so true.
And I agree re: the bad precedent. We seem to have made broadly the same point, and somehow arrived at an amiable resolution to a debate involving gender politics.
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