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Nothing to say about the article, but I loved the format of this: > However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by
by B-Con 14y ago
Nothing to say about the article, but I loved the format of this:
> However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by the Victorian-era hyperbole of the sinful and tasteless expressions of sexuality.)
You can rewrite it in the general form as:
> Assertion X. (If you disagree, you're clearly unreasonable.)
Making an assertion and then following it with a parenthetical over-simplification, and quick dismissal of, an opposing viewpoint. It lets you say what you want, take a quick jab at the opposition, and quickly scurry away.
If you're going to write that kind of a one-off statement you raise more questions about your own understanding of the issue than you answer and you may as well not write it. (And if you don't understand why, you're clearly an unpersuasive writer.)
- 13b9f227ecf0 14y ago> However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by the Victorian-era hyperbole of the sinful and tasteless expressions of sexuality.) Anyone over 25 has witnessed the vulgarizing affect increasingly pervasive pornography has had on culture. I don't see what Victorians have to do with anything.
- lotsofcows 14y agoI haven't. I'm over 25. Please explain your statement. Preferably with some sort of evidence. But you're not going to are you? You've just created an account with a random name because you know you can't support your statement with anything other than righteous indignation.
- j_s 14y ago> (And if you don't understand why, you're clearly an unpersuasive writer.) I don't think you dialed this part up to 11 properly to follow the given form.
- binarymax 14y agoYes, Ad hominem. Good call.