So—let me get this straight—you have no problem with my showing how someone else’s claims are wrong, I just can’t say that they’re wrong? Because that’s a ‘needless jab’?
That is exactly right. The part where you explain why someone else’s claims are wrong is the conversation. The part where you say “No. You’re wrong.” on a separate line, occupies a continuous spectrum with “You’re an idiot.”, which you also say every now and then; it does not occupy a continuous spectrum with those actual arguments that you make.
Caledonian:
That is exactly right. The part where you explain why someone else’s claims are wrong is the conversation. The part where you say “No. You’re wrong.” on a separate line, occupies a continuous spectrum with “You’re an idiot.”, which you also say every now and then; it does not occupy a continuous spectrum with those actual arguments that you make.