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It's about how you phrase things - and your intentions. It's the difference between... The Affordable Care Act will never work because it's too expensive. And

• talmand 13y ago
  Who gets to define the appropriate way to phrase things? I see the difference between your two examples but they don't necessarily work for me in terms of what you were saying. There's nothing wrong with saying the ACA will never work because it's too expensive. It's an opinion that could be proven wrong. A potential intention is to stop the ACA because it is too expensive and I fail to see what's wrong with that intention if the person actually feels that way. A good response to the statement is to ask for details as to why one would think that, not tell them to offer alternatives or shut up. As for your second example. If I were a big supporter of the ACA my answer to your question is easy, the answer is simply the ACA. Which does not further the debate in any way. Maybe the "about how you phrase things" and "intentions" should be considered a two-way street?