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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:03PM (#25496819)
"Moot", not "mute". Moot means (in this context) irrelevant or not admissible in court. Mute means unable to speak. So, the argument is still presented, so it's not mute, but it is moot, because it's not going to fly in court.
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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by WaitWaitWha on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:56PM (#25497412)
unless it is mute, as in "this argument makes no sound amongst all the other arguments. It has no voice of its own".

:D sorry, could not resist.

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Re:Russian opposition leader Navalny dupes spy into revealin... by HorkHunter on Monday December 21, 2020 @12:40PM (#25497229)
Thank you, that's what I meant.
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