Comments on: Sandy’s Guide to Political Rhetoric, part IXIVLMCIII http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/2004/02/24/sandys-guide-to-political-rhetoric-part-ixivlmciii/ The dynamic new way to bore you with stories about what I watched on TV last night. Or stuff about Macs, libertarianism, prog rock, cockatiels, mountains, travel, science fiction, the Web, and what a totally awesome guy I would be if I were anything like I would like to think I am. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:29:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dave-O-Rama http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/2004/02/24/sandys-guide-to-political-rhetoric-part-ixivlmciii/#comment-67 Dave-O-Rama Wed, 03 Mar 2004 06:18:28 +0000 http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/?p=45#comment-67 Ahh, got it. "I'm Confused. You say you support X, but (through some slippery-slope and or question begging reasoning) this would lead to Y, which my straw-manly caricature of your position on the matter would see as a contradiction" Yeah, it's a jackass's argument style. Not that I'm not guilty. Ahh, got it. “I’m Confused. You say you support X, but (through some slippery-slope and or question begging reasoning) this would lead to Y, which my straw-manly caricature of your position on the matter would see as a contradiction”

Yeah, it’s a jackass’s argument style. Not that I’m not guilty.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/2004/02/24/sandys-guide-to-political-rhetoric-part-ixivlmciii/#comment-66 Sandy Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:47:37 +0000 http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/?p=45#comment-66 The context is that I keep hearing and reading "I'm confused," said in a snarky tone of voice, followed by some fake dilemma or contradiction. This crosses political beliefs, gender, racial, ethnic, and age lines. It just got to me--I heard it one time too many. The context is that I keep hearing and reading “I’m confused,” said in a snarky tone of voice, followed by some fake dilemma or contradiction. This crosses political beliefs, gender, racial, ethnic, and age lines. It just got to me–I heard it one time too many.

]]> By: Dave-O-Rama http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/2004/02/24/sandys-guide-to-political-rhetoric-part-ixivlmciii/#comment-65 Dave-O-Rama Fri, 27 Feb 2004 02:43:06 +0000 http://www.sfsmith.com/blog/?p=45#comment-65 This should be distinguished from me saying, 'Huh?' in a confused tone, 'cause I think I'm missing some context. '"People who think Joseph Campbell is deep."' should also be distinguished from "People who think Bruce Campbell is cool." especially in _Army of Darkness_, which Rocks. This should be distinguished from me saying, ‘Huh?’ in a confused tone, ’cause I think I’m missing some context.

‘”People who think Joseph Campbell is deep.”‘ should also be distinguished from “People who think Bruce Campbell is cool.” especially in _Army of Darkness_, which Rocks.

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