25 May 2016, 7:35 pm
Drake wrote:
Schlumpfikus wrote:
Well it is assuming one has lost a debate as soon as one shows oneself as being offensive, prejudiced and/or non-logical.
These are all very subjective. Which is fine when it comes to your own personal code for when you decide someone is no longer worth your time, but not when making rules for others to abide by.
Well, of course you can't actually make rules which others should abide by because this would exactly be contrary to free speech, wouldn't it? This all also has to be taken with a grain of salt, after all Godwin's law is also somewhat ironic.
I mean, are you actually asking me (because I don't think the original post is) what makes someone lose a debate?
So, I don't know much about rhetoric (I just googled 'strawman arguments'
) , but okay: You say yourself that when people start their sentences with 'I have nothing against, but' they get accusing reactions and suddenly are forced to not discuss what they wanted to but to defend themselves, so indeed they are losing the debate in a way, aren't they? Which just proves my point.
25 May 2016, 7:51 pm
Jacoby wrote:
Schlumpfikus wrote:
Jacoby wrote:
You know who also liked to make rules like this?
Nazis.
I rest my case.
Nazis.
I rest my case.
Which brings us to annoying standard-phrase number three: Not everything the Nazis did back then was bad. (Autobahn).
"Nazis not so bad" - Schlumpfikus
Ah, beware! Being German I can take the Nazi card being thrown at me like nothing, but, aren't you a fan of this rich guy who everyone (well, ok, everyone where I live
) finds 
and who'd love to throw all the Mexicans out? Guess who also would have liked that idea?
25 May 2016, 8:30 pm
Schlumpfikus wrote:
Ah, beware! Being German I can take the Nazi card being thrown at me like nothing, but, aren't you a fan of this rich guy who everyone (well, ok, everyone where I live ) finds and who'd love to throw all the Mexicans out? Guess who also would have liked that idea?
) finds and who'd love to throw all the Mexicans out? Guess who also would have liked that idea? Trump doesn't want to 'throw out all the Mexicans' and if they're telling that to you in your media then they are lying as usual.
26 May 2016, 4:59 am
