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	vzg 2007-04-13 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	And then demand thm from everyone else, right? And then I can proceed to act all high and mightly, like I won and stuff, while ridiculing them for not having information they never claimed to and expecting me to show them the information I did claim to have! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	goldberry 2007-04-13 06:46 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly. Damn, I wish I'd known about this style of debate before - I could have spent far less time working on my thesis! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	khym_chanur 2007-04-13 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	And then demand them from everyone else, right? Well, according to him, if you're a hypocrite for asking him for sources or statistics, then he doesn't have to answer. Or if your motive for asking for sources is due to bitterness over how hard he PWNed you in your previous argument, he likewise has no obligation to cough up the sources. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid...

njyoder
2007-04-14 03:12 am UTC (link)

No, I just don't bother to look up statistics for complete morons in general.

It doesn't seem to matter, anyway. If I quoted statistics, then the idiots who think statistics are meaningless would chime in. If I don't cite statistics, then the people whining about me not citing them chime in.

I cited an example (anecdote) showing that what I said does happen, and then it was just denounced as just an anecdote, even though everyone else is offering anecdotes as proof.

I CAN'T WIN!

Please, oh wise one, in what situation could I possibly satisfy the peanut gallery? What evidence could I offer that wouldn't be mocked as stupid?

Oh I get it: what evidence and reasoning I present is IRRELEVANT--what matters is what I'm just plain wrong no matter what.

And just to emphasize the ridiculous double standard: what evidence would my opposition have to present to show that they're right? Oh yeah, NONE...they just have to claim that they're right.

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	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... sepiamagpie 2007-04-14 04:12 am UTC (link)
	Please stop thinking this is a debate comm. You look like a crazy person. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... ecchaniz0r 2007-04-14 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	He fails to realise that he is the turkey. Alas! (Reply to this)(Parent)

Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid...

cookie_love
2007-04-14 12:31 pm UTC (link)

Please, oh wise one, in what situation could I possibly satisfy the peanut gallery?

Didn't I see this letter in the "Dear Abby"?

DEAR CONDESCENDING TROLL: If you truly wish to be free of an internet where people just aren't going to recognize your genius and how you are right no matter what, the best thing you can do is (1) take your fingers off of the keyboard (2) turn off your computer (3) throw it away.

Everyone knows the internet is for porn, not serious business.

I love Abby. ^.^

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	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... mcity 2007-04-14 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	1. But you don't quote statistics, so that hypothetical can't be used to support your point. 2. Didn't you specifically call other people's anecdotes and personal experience fallacies(here); yet you expect them to take your own as evidence? http://www.actressarchives.com/jolene/ (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... khym_chanur 2007-04-14 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	If you know ahead of time no one is going to believe anything you could possibly say, why even bother commenting there in the first place? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... frequentmouse 2007-04-14 07:53 pm UTC (link)
	It is his moral imperative to save us from our ignorance and delusion, of course! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: So tell me again what evidence I could present that would be considered valid... kittenmommy 2007-04-16 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	I CAN'T WIN! Ever see that 80s movie WarGames? "The only way to win is not to play." HTH! (Reply to this)(Parent)

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