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'Prove claims' question.
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RE: 'Prove claims' question.
It's an old trick used by newspapers and other media as well.

'President Bush is an asshole.' would be opening up the floodgates to lawsuits.
'I think President Bush is an asshole.' expresses your personal feeling on the subject.
'President Bush is an asshole?' is the way the news agencies express their view without the threat of a lawsuit because it is not a claim but a question.

'Why do atheists want to destroy Christmas?' is one I saw recently. Good way of poisoning the well.
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Leo van Miert
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'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 14, 2008 at 7:32 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by bozo - December 14, 2008 at 7:54 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 14, 2008 at 8:06 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Kyuuketsuki - December 15, 2008 at 4:16 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Purple Rabbit - December 15, 2008 at 2:10 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Kyuuketsuki - December 15, 2008 at 4:58 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 15, 2008 at 4:42 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 15, 2008 at 5:44 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Kyuuketsuki - December 15, 2008 at 8:58 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Ace Otana - December 15, 2008 at 8:28 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 15, 2008 at 10:18 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by LukeMC - December 15, 2008 at 1:50 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 15, 2008 at 7:20 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 15, 2008 at 7:48 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 15, 2008 at 7:51 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 15, 2008 at 8:37 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by LukeMC - December 16, 2008 at 5:24 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 5:47 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by LukeMC - December 16, 2008 at 6:01 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 16, 2008 at 5:49 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 5:55 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 6:08 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 16, 2008 at 6:22 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 6:28 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 16, 2008 at 6:30 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 6:37 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Darwinian - December 16, 2008 at 6:39 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by CoxRox - December 16, 2008 at 6:41 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 16, 2008 at 6:44 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 16, 2008 at 8:13 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Tiberius - December 16, 2008 at 10:16 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 16, 2008 at 10:32 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Tiberius - December 17, 2008 at 12:30 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 17, 2008 at 5:04 am
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 17, 2008 at 12:40 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by LukeMC - December 17, 2008 at 12:45 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 17, 2008 at 12:48 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by leo-rcc - December 17, 2008 at 12:53 pm
RE: 'Prove claims' question. - by Edwardo Piet - December 17, 2008 at 1:06 pm

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