(January 5, 2017 at 4:25 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Ok, let's not exaggerate things. "The left" didn't do that, some people on the left did. By accusing the entire left of making that sort of argument, how are you any different from that which you are accusing?
There's nothing that 100% of "the left" or "the right" did, yet we talk in those terms all the time. I saw enough lefty pundits and rank and file make the charge that I believe it's reasonable to ascribe it to the left in general.
Quote:Besides, even if the entire left did put something like that into play, why does that mean it's OK for the right to do the same thing? I thought the whole concept of "two wrongs don't make a right" was understood by most people.
The correct response to your opponent making a bad argument is to say "that's a bad argument, I'm not going to make those", not say "well I guess that means I can make bad arguments too!"
I thought the whole concept of "pointing out hypocrisy to make a point" was understood by most people. Maybe not.