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Re:Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? by fallentimes on Friday January 02, 2009 @07:49AM (#417290)
I think it is. No one said anything for or against scientific knowledge then all of a sudden WHOOSH.
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Re:Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? by netcan on Friday January 02, 2009 @07:12PM (#417921)
i don't think going WHOOSH as he hit send qualifies it argument as a straw man. Irrelevant at worst. Tangent at best.

What if he had just decided to call you an old bag. Would that be a strawman? It's not implying that you presented not being a bag as an argument.

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Re:Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? by fallentimes on Friday January 02, 2009 @07:14PM (#417924)
Haha, that'd just be hilarious.
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