Re: Some people never learn (was re: Fun on PalAnth-L.)


Rich Travsky wrote:

Negative arguments? I didn't know arguments can be positive or
negative. Where'd you get this BS?

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/argstages.htm
Stages of Argument
...
Let us say that a positive argument directly supports a conclusion, while a negative
argument undermines an opposing conclusion.

Hmm. Strange definition. Does everybody else stand by this
definition? Gerrit? (We all know he's afraid to answer.) Lee? All the
rest of your whackos?

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