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Re:Microsoft and Google jointly sue a patent troll who has s... by mquander on Thursday March 03, 2011 @03:06PM (#2285543)
I don't agree that it would be better served, and I don't like the poster's equivocation of "I don't think these are equivalent to this issue at hand." His examples are perfectly analogous to the issue at hand, which are instances of an outdated and poorly-considered law allowing people to do clearly unethical things while remaining within the bounds of the law.
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Re:Microsoft and Google jointly sue a patent troll who has s... by Travis on Thursday March 03, 2011 @03:14PM (#2285571)
I think it's bad to intentionally select hugely emotionally charged examples (e.g., Godwin's Law) in order to emphasize a point.

It's just trying to prime the emotional state of the reader to sway them to your point.

Very effective technique. But it means that someone is intentionally and strongly pushing an agenda, using subconscious techniques that subvert our rational mind.

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