Exaggerations don’t make good arguments

Feb 07, 2005 12:12

I read something I had to comment on. A person made a remark along the lines of “dedication to something is admirable”. Apparently, that was construed as a compliment towards the subject of the entry, something the writer didn’t want to hear, because said subject was an ex. Thus, the retort was made, “The Nazi’s were determined, but that doesn’t make it admirable.” What the…? Where did she pull that argument from? If one uses that line of reasoning, then patience, loyalty, and charisma are wrong too, because they’ve been murders and psychopaths who displayed such traits.

human nature

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