Posted on 02/11/2006 12:22:00 PM PST by pickrell
Precisely right.
Swordmaker, I always seem to annoy a few, when I give my opponent a chance for the first volley at me, by quoting him without paraphrasing. By the time I assemble my refutation, they have left the scene!
It may be that there is a more descriptive way of first presenting the argument of the Left in debate fairness, without seeming to accept that premise myself.
But I am not as deft with the protocols and grammatical techniques that are probably second nature to you veterans of the keyboard wars! Thanks, though, for the note of support! If there is a better way, structurally, to first set up the premise, let me know. I hate to have Peach and the others convinced that I am a Lefty! :-)
bump
It could be cleaned up and developed but there is a lot here that gives context to the current situation. That it is pulled from a directed correspondence doesn't help. Those who don't bother to read it in its entirety will miss a good synopsis of the emerging definition of this war.
Oh, thank you! That's what I get for not reading beyond that paragraph.
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