Re:Cisco ‘secured visas for foreign workers instead of hirin...
by geebee on Thursday August 23, 2018 @01:09PM
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"You are using a straw man"
Huh. I think this is a pretty good illustration of why sarcasm is often not constructive in complex and nuanced discussions.
My use of the phrase "magically increase overnight" was in direct response to a sarcastic use of "abiogenesis". So while I agree it's a straw man, it's not a straw man I was using, it was a straw man in the statement I as refuting, resulting from the kind of hyperbole you often find in sarcasm.
I do find it just a little odd you think this the statement I was making when it was in fact the statement I was refuting. But that may not have been clear, A this is a pretty good illustration of why sarcasm (not in your statement, in the one I responded to) and hyperbole often aren't useful in advancing an argument.
Sarcasm has its place, but it can also be a place where poorly considered arguments find a place to hide.
Huh. I think this is a pretty good illustration of why sarcasm is often not constructive in complex and nuanced discussions.
My use of the phrase "magically increase overnight" was in direct response to a sarcastic use of "abiogenesis". So while I agree it's a straw man, it's not a straw man I was using, it was a straw man in the statement I as refuting, resulting from the kind of hyperbole you often find in sarcasm.
I do find it just a little odd you think this the statement I was making when it was in fact the statement I was refuting. But that may not have been clear, A this is a pretty good illustration of why sarcasm (not in your statement, in the one I responded to) and hyperbole often aren't useful in advancing an argument.
Sarcasm has its place, but it can also be a place where poorly considered arguments find a place to hide.