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Learn to use colons properly or don't use them at all.
He or she did use the colon properly.
Learn to use colons properly or don't use them at all.
lmao @ 'the wikipedia pause'. i'm going to be using that ad nauseum.
this is spot on.
How about move on with your life?
In your efforts to systematically stalk and harass me on Solo?
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What life?
Less is more. When a comma will do, use it.
I thought you had mastered recognizing ad hominems?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
Jehne...the point of learning about informal and formal fallacies in the art of reason is to incorporate a vigilant awareness of them in your own discourse so that you do not abuse them yourself but rather create sound arguments.
Now if you'll excuse me I have some errands to run and have a hankering to feed my fat ass so I'll have to call recess at this point.
Of course I am familiar with the book. Pretty much anybody who has written term papers is. Please defend your argument by posting a link to, or screenshot of, the rule that defends anonymous's sentence construction. Otherwise your argument is vacuous, and fallacious—an appeal to authority—lacking proper evidence to back it up. Thanks.
When you commented on his sentence structure, I paused because I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it.
I invested fifteen seconds of time and googled Elements of Style. I quickly satisfied my belief that his structure was correct and I thought it was worth posting. I truly don't understand why any of it really matters anyway. I think your reply to me was a little over the top, considering you didn't cite any sources explaining why he was wrong. Have you yet?
Technically, his sentence was passable. Was it preferable? Heck no. And I am certain you would agree, as you are a skilled writer. Less is more. If you read an article in The Times that had numerous sentences constructed like that you would go bonkers. As would I. But you won't, as they wouldn't make it past the editor. Writing with colons and semicolons is pretentious. Nobody who writes with any measure of confidence writes like that. No one. It is freshmen English writing. While technically sound, it is archaic, pedantic, and like I suggested, pretentious.
I am sorry if I was too harsh in my words and tone. My apologies.
Formal fallacy: Affirming the disjunct. His sentence was passable. His sentence was not preferable, therefor his sentence was not passable.
Informal fallacy #1: False Attribution. Argument appeals to the unqualified opinion that since she is a skilled writer, she would agree that the sentence was not passable. EVEN THOUGH SHE BROUGHT UP IT WASN'T PASSABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE WHICH LEADS TO...
Informal fallacy #2: Begging the question. You start with the false conclusion that she thought his sentence was not passable to prove that it was pretentious.
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I spent two weeks breaking down the logical fallacies of one Rush Limbaugh opening monologue. I can do this all. f***ing. day. Jehne. Just a warning.
We know you can cause you have no f***ing life or friends or boyfriend or nothing. Just food, keyboard and a troll mentality.
I have friends, sometimes too many. And a job. And a pretty cool life. Sorry your misconceptions of me are wrong.
And your misconceptions of me have ALWAYS been wrong
And your misconceptions of me have ALWAYS been wrong but that never stopped you.
Of course I am familiar with the book. Pretty much anybody who has written term papers is. Please defend your argument by posting a link to, screenshot of, the rule that defends anonymous's sentence construction. Otherwise your argument is vacuous, and fallacious—an appeal to authority—lacking proper evidence to back it up. Thanks.
Technically, his sentence was passable. Was it preferable? Heck no. And I am certain you would agree, as you are a skilled writer. Less is more. If you read an article in The Times that had numerous sentences constructed like that you would go bonkers. As would I. But you won't, as they wouldn't make it past the editor. Writing with colons and semicolons is pretentious. Nobody who writes with any measure of confidence writes like that. No one. It is freshmen English writing. While technically sound, it is archaic, pedantic, and like I suggested, pretentious.
I am sorry if I was too harsh in my words and tone. My apologies.
EXCELLENT Point. Weren't you a old man? I was Steve Croce, fenner, Justin Playfair...
Oh her new word is free thinker. She thinks in opposites of herself. She has no clue where the concept originated or why someone is or is not one. She talks out of her behind, ya know. That is why everything she says stinks of poo.
I appreciate the sentiment of your apology, but I did not consider either your words or tone harsh.
Your reply seemed "over the top" because you demanded evidence from me, yet you presented none in your initial argument with Anonymous.
Speaking of "less is more" I actually would have understood your above statement had you chosen any one of those highlighted words, rather than all of them.
But thanks for tossing in the definition, just in case.
This is a forum on the internet. I don't understand why any of matters so much.
Life is short. Are these battles worth it? Really?
I'd like to know how a comma is "less" than a colon.
Does it weigh less?
Cost less?
It's all about habitudes. (I know you have no f***ing clue what thatt concept means. It will take far more than a quick Wiki read to grasp it. So don't try to 'pass' as if you understand it.) It's all about preference, not grammar. Language, mannerisms, tastes of a particular class. You know...
Formal fallacy: Affirming the disjunct. His sentence was passable. His sentence was not preferable, therefor his sentence was not passable.
Informal fallacy #1: False Attribution. Argument appeals to the unqualified opinion that since she is a skilled writer, she would agree that the sentence was not passable. EVEN THOUGH SHE BROUGHT UP IT WASN'T PASSABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE WHICH LEADS TO...
Informal fallacy #2: Begging the question. You start with the false conclusion that she thought his sentence was not passable to prove that it was pretentious.
As I stated earlier, I didn't think there was anything incorrect with his sentence structure. That's why I looked it up and made the post in the first place.