Legitimate questions should get answers. I've had a policy for some time, where any time I see "common sense" in an argument, I discount the entire thing. It

Legitimate questions should get answers. I've had a policy for some time, where any time I see "common sense" in an argument, I discount the entire thing. It looks like I'm going to have to institute the same policy for the phrase "legitimate question". The same thing keeps coming up in "truther" arguments as well, and this will help me filter those as well. ADDED: Are you into censorship too? You need to get a handle on what that word actually means. Deciding that something's silly, and that we'd all prefer to ignore it, has absolutely nothing to do with censorship. ...should get answers You are functioning as the heckler in a "Heckler's Veto"[1]. By constantly insisting that your "legitimate questions" must be answered you interfere with the conduct of any other discourse. [1] http://www.rbs2.com/heckler.htm http://www.rbs2.com/heckler.htm