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You're being overemotional
#31
RE: You're being overemotional
I don't have a problem with emotional argumentation so long as the logic is there.

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#32
RE: You're being overemotional
Logic and emotional undertone are not mutually exclusive. I don't think an argument should ever be dismissed based purely on the latter. Emotions accompanying the debate are irrelevant to the validity of arguments made.
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#33
RE: You're being overemotional
Exactly. As a writer, when I put together a persuasive piece, I have to have solid reasoning, to be sure -- but deploying rhetoric, and emotion, and analogy and metaphor, those are all part of the craft of language, be it written or spoken. Those elements do not detract from a solid argument, nor do they rescue a weak argument.

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#34
RE: You're being overemotional
(February 23, 2015 at 3:41 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
(February 23, 2015 at 10:35 am)ManMachine Wrote: Actually I think it's fair to say emotion has no place but probably naïve to expect that to be the case.

MM

Are we really treating every conversation we get into like a formal debate though?

Really? Time and a place and all that, I get it, but really? AF, Facebook, Twitter?

Is there an incredulous emoji?

I'm not disagreeing with that as a general rule of internet forums but if someone specifically invokes logic then emotion is irrelevant, that doesn't mean it's not entertaining when it does show up.

MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci

"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
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#35
RE: You're being overemotional
Y'all are idiots and y'all are looking for a reason to misread each other. It's pretty stupid to do that.

But none of you will change your approaches, so it probably doesn't matter. Probably.
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#36
RE: You're being overemotional
Nah, I prefer communication.

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#37
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And a reply that makes as much sense as an autistic child returning "Watermelon" to every query.
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#38
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How witty!
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#39
RE: You're being overemotional
(February 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: And a reply that makes as much sense as an autistic child returning "Watermelon" to every query.

It's fairly sensible, once you think about it.

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#40
RE: You're being overemotional
It really depends if I'm quitting to smoke or not. The answer would be essencially the same, but the emotional (to others) charge would be different.

Ain't that right you assholes?
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