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Originally Posted by honorgal
Oh please. I've gone back and read the thread. If you did the same you'd see that I was simply responding to Dr. Phil's combativeness.
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I too have gone back and read the thread, and the idea that you were simply responding to her combativeness is bull. She said she agreed with much of what you said, but then disagreed with one specific statement you made—that what she called gender inequalities you call biology. You responded:
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Originally Posted by honorgal
The irony and hypocrisy of this faux rape crisis are entirely lost on you, I see. It would almost be funny if it didn't involve the actual well being of real young people.
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She then asked questions to see if you understood why she disagreed with you, and it was you who got combative.
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As for ax grinding, i do have strong opinions on this particular subject, from several different angles. Is that not encouraged?
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Of course strong opinions are encouraged. Defending your strong opinions primarily with
ad hominem arguments and dismissiveness, however, is not. Back up your strong opinions with good, objective arguments, not simply by writing off those who disagree with you, in whole or only in part, as "the hysteria crowd" or by telling them irony is lost on them. That's not the way to get anyone to take your arguments seriously.