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Let me rephrase his strategy here: If someone comes to you with an emotional argument antagonize them and eventually they'll start acting rational. I'm sorry b
by SamAtt 17y ago
Let me rephrase his strategy here: If someone comes to you with an emotional argument antagonize them and eventually they'll start acting rational.
I'm sorry but not only do I think this is a bad idea I'm hereby calling b#llsh#t on the author. There's no way he made sheep noises at a guy who is emotional about gun control and from that changed the guy's mind.
- gaius 17y agoThis is par for the course from ESR.
- caffeine 17y agoYou're right, Sam. I am struck by the fact that the guntoter did much the opposite of what this entry's title suggests. Essentially, it's a post about trollishly winning an argument on IRC by bleeting like a sheep. A cautionary tale: people utterly convinced of their ideas will stoop to the level of beasts to avoid sensibly answering criticism.