On Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 12:13:30AM +0000, jfdwolff(a)doctors.org.uk wrote:
Tony said:
>> You asked them? Anybody can play this
bloody silly game. Cut it out.
>
>
> He did provide evidence to support his assertion.
No, he only gave evidence of his having made some
extremely
sweeping assumptions.
This proves my suspicion that Tony perpetuates this debate. Although I wrote nothing
inflammatory, Tony responds with a haemorrhagic expletive.
I'm not a sociologist, and my "sweeping assumptions" are based on logic and
not on statistics. Tony's kneejerk reaction can only be an indication that my
"sweeping assumptions" are making him uncomfortable.
Actually, while I agree that Tony's manner is sometimes unnecessarily
abrasive, he makes a good point: you've provided evidence of nothing
substantive. Your argument is based in the assumption that the entire
self-described Christian demographic of this world would object to a
given image, which is patently absurd. If you had simply gentled your
"sweeping assumptions" with something to the effect of "many of whom
might find this objectionable", I'd think you had made no error in that
regard, but as it stands your argument lacks support.
In short, your sweeping assumptions might make other, wholly reasonable
people uncomfortable with your turn of phrase as well, even if they
agree with the position you endeavor to defend.
--
Chad Perrin
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