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Can you elaborate on “leveraging syntax”? Like commenting on the structure of their argument?
by rytill 9y ago
Can you elaborate on “leveraging syntax”? Like commenting on the structure of their argument?
- whatshisface 9y agoI think the author is talking about making bad-faith but very defensible interpretations. You can accomplish that by purposely taking hyperbole too literally, or by intentionally overlooking that a statement was meant as a metaphor. (Just a couple of examples.) Very often, English-language experts can appear to defeat subject-matter experts in debates. When this happens it's usually because of footwork on the "language layer."
- rytill 9y agoThank you. That makes a lot of sense.