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It's not a gaffe. I didn't call it a fallacy because it's not a fallacy. I pointed out that you engaged him in debate and crowned yourself winner, and that I at
by criley2 13y ago
It's not a gaffe. I didn't call it a fallacy because it's not a fallacy. I pointed out that you engaged him in debate and crowned yourself winner, and that I attempted to restart the debate by providing better arguments.
It's interesting, however, that you invented a new context for my words that has no basis in the words themselves, and then used that as your reply instead of engaging on merits.
In fact, I believe there is some Latin name for that particular brand of rhetorical gaffe.
- jessaustin 13y agoNo "crowning" here. Not really even a "debate". It is a personal bugbear of mine, how many people completely misunderstand our telecom market and the role of the FCC within it. (I worked for many years in telecom, for both the offspring of Ma Bell and for CLECs.) I attempted to correct one such misunderstanding, but somehow you've trolled me into yet another episode of this tired reframing of whatever the hell it was we were discussing. South Korea? Congratulations!
- criley2 13y agoNow you're literally just revising a history that is four posts up for all to read. You were not "just" correcting a telecom mistake. In fact, you BEGAN your post calling the OP entirely wrong: >Eh, you might reserve that tone for posts in which you're mostly correct. And finished with: >It's funny that you mention Somalia, because it's a direct refutation of the point you're attempting to make (i.e., no government -> monopoly). It's as if Somalia is such a favorite hobbyhorse of the corporatists that they can't actually talk about how great corporatism is without mentioning it. Yep, nothing but a simple correction about the telecom industry, nothing more. It's obvious you have no interest in talking, so feel free to just walk away. Your continued sarcastic response is strange, considering that no one is forcing you to reply.