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for a definition to be useful it needs to be as narrow as possible, otherwise declaring any form of argument you don't like as trolling would be...
by labgrown 7y ago
for a definition to be useful it needs to be as narrow as possible, otherwise declaring any form of argument you don't like as trolling would be...
- damnyou 7y agoThat is just not true. Broader definitions are actually very useful when you're trying to describe general principles (like in law) — using a word that's too narrowly defined can limit the scope of what you're saying.
- labgrown 7y agoThat's the difference between a principle and a definition, law has both - criminal offenses for example are more defined than the principle of tort, the more you want something to be useful as an accusation the more narrowly defined it needs to be or you just end up with a moral panic.