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This form of rhetorical questioning is a pretty common idiom. "If this isn't stealing, than what is?" That's not an open invitation for elucidation on propert
by threatofrain 5y ago
This form of rhetorical questioning is a pretty common idiom.
"If this isn't stealing, than what is?"
That's not an open invitation for elucidation on property laws. It's an assertion in the form of a question.
- Dylan16807 5y agoI agree with everything you have said there. In that situation, the question being asked is "what would they have to do for you to accuse them of stealing?", and there's an implication/assertion that your definition of "stealing" is too narrow. Replying with "this isn't stealing, it's borrowing" doesn't answer the question, and it's ignoring the implication/assertion. And that's basically what martimarkov did. They didn't say a single word that addresses the implication that such a narrow anti-collusion rule is too weak.