--- BJ�rn Lindqvist <bjourne(a)gmail.com> wrote:
This is a bad paralipsis that Tony rightly objected
to. Kevin IS
definitely asserting a fact here. He could have
gotten away with it by
instead of saying "I've come to the realization
that..." say "I have a
feeling that..." or "Someone told me that..." or
"I've heard that..."
or "It might be that..." If he would have phrased
his paralipsis like
that, Tony would probably appear as a petty
troublemaker that
questions something unessential. Still, since noone
except Tony has
opposed Kevin's statement, and people have
questioned Tony's motives
for "nitpicking," it shows how effective this
rhethorical trick is.
Tony has lost, but atleast he got people to question
the validity of
Kevin's statement.
Well, no, I've opposed Kevin's statements too, and
have been accused of making personal attacks.
RickK
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