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13055492, point of order (pt 2)
Posted by Selah, Wed Aug-10-16 02:24 PM
>RE: His question was a fallacy.

my questions were in reference to the OP

the pointer/reference to you on the other hand...

>He asked a question that presupposed a position I never took and
>folded the hat question into it.

..or it could have just been a question in light of all the other responses by you in the thread.

a question *is* different than an assertion

the ""folding" bit, could also be reasonably seen as an extension of the premise in the OP

>That's basically asking someone if they've ever tried sugar or
>cocaine and demanding a yes or no. It's a completely dishonest
>question that can't be answered.

how is it "dishonest" to ask for a yes or no on those cases?

that's an interesting assertion (seriously)

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