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Re:Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web by QAPereo on Thursday November 02, 2017 @10:35PM (#15616304)
Right, they’re notable exceptions to a trend, aka outliers.
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Re:Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web by JoshTriplett on Thursday November 02, 2017 @10:40PM (#15616321)
Why is reinforcing that stereotype important to you?
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Re:Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web by QAPereo on Thursday November 02, 2017 @11:01PM (#15616386)
“When did you stop beating your wife.”
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Re:Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web by kagamine on Friday November 03, 2017 @04:50AM (#15617624)
I never beat her. The question you were aiming for is "Do you still hit your wife?"

It demands a yes/no answer and thus always appears to be an admission of guilt. Your question leaves it open to answer any way you like.

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Re:Against an Increasingly User-Hostile Web by QAPereo on Friday November 03, 2017 @11:02AM (#15619671)
Your answer still works for your formulation of the question, "I never hit her."

It's not that it's a true Catch 22, it's just leading and begs the question.

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