tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post116379601386233109..comments2024-03-19T06:24:03.045-04:00Comments on Fetch me my axe: By the way,Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164265003709994822006-11-23T01:56:00.000-05:002006-11-23T01:56:00.000-05:00While you guys have your DMGs out, see if there ar...While you guys have your DMGs out, see if there are any magical maladies we can accuse people of having. All I can think of is mummy rot, and I'm thinking not appropriate.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476739382162784615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1164102651555906742006-11-21T04:50:00.000-05:002006-11-21T04:50:00.000-05:00If I had the Monstrous Manual with me, I'd look up...If I had the Monstrous Manual with me, I'd look up the spells that allow you to detect a displacer beast. Right now the only one I can remember is True Seeing, which is overall incredibly powerful.<BR/><BR/>When talking about fallacies in net discussion, I'd rather divide them into two broad categories: flamewar fallacies, and logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are failures of an argument; Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163890115076086652006-11-18T17:48:00.000-05:002006-11-18T17:48:00.000-05:00Kim - I think Andrea also used to blog at the Jerk...Kim - I think Andrea also used to blog at the Jerk List (www.jerk-list.blogspot.com), but it hasn't been updated since July. I miss her too!<BR/><BR/>Agree with everything you say at your new blog by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163832408337051712006-11-18T01:46:00.000-05:002006-11-18T01:46:00.000-05:00I like the displacer beasts suggestion, particular...I like the displacer beasts suggestion, particularly because it allows for countering with blink dogs, and I always liked blink dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163813432367000532006-11-17T20:30:00.000-05:002006-11-17T20:30:00.000-05:00...same reason you nuked yours, basically....same reason you nuked yours, basically.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163813269983620482006-11-17T20:27:00.000-05:002006-11-17T20:27:00.000-05:00She had a blog "Vociferate" but she nuked it.She had a blog "Vociferate" but she nuked it.belledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163813170426058442006-11-17T20:26:00.000-05:002006-11-17T20:26:00.000-05:00Hey Belle: Where does Andrea post these days? Does...Hey Belle: Where does Andrea post these days? Doesn't she have a group blog somewhere?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203706993962458853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163813093853417142006-11-17T20:24:00.000-05:002006-11-17T20:24:00.000-05:00AND STAY DEAD Kaka Mak moniker already!Sheesh!AND STAY DEAD Kaka Mak moniker already!<BR/>Sheesh!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203706993962458853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163810573705339162006-11-17T19:42:00.000-05:002006-11-17T19:42:00.000-05:00yes--let's have some variations: snow men, garden ...yes--let's have some variations: snow men, garden gnomes, dust devils and the like -- all for logical fallacies.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364161667997825733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163805063560788192006-11-17T18:11:00.000-05:002006-11-17T18:11:00.000-05:00Eh, screw the strawman BS. I'll stick with being ...Eh, screw the strawman BS. I'll stick with being a henchwoman and gender traitor.Renegade Evolutionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905949172886730262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163803821316196512006-11-17T17:50:00.000-05:002006-11-17T17:50:00.000-05:00Wow! I'm going to go pick a fight with an ipsedixi...Wow! I'm going to go pick a fight with an ipsedixitist.MissPrismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852979700494482453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163802675350952172006-11-17T17:31:00.000-05:002006-11-17T17:31:00.000-05:00Totally agree about 'straw man'. Also 'strawfemini...Totally agree about 'straw man'. Also 'strawfeminist', and 'ad hominem', which a lot of people can't even spell, let alone use properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163802385124147652006-11-17T17:26:00.000-05:002006-11-17T17:26:00.000-05:00I remember the first time I heard that term, altho...I remember the first time I heard that term, although it was a "straw dog" instead of a "straw man" and also, I misheard it and couldn't understand why we were talking so vehemently about "strong dogs". I'm all "Strong dogs - like pit bulls? What?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163800394442992192006-11-17T16:53:00.000-05:002006-11-17T16:53:00.000-05:00I say we abandon the term "strawman" altogether, a...I say we abandon the term "strawman" altogether, and begin accusing our foes of making us into <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=displacer+beast" REL="nofollow">displacer beasts</A>. Displacer beasts are way awesomer than scarecrows, and the new metaphor will inject some much-needed rhetorical novelty into online discussion.<BR/><BR/>"Madam, by villainously assaulting me as though I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163799724129603582006-11-17T16:42:00.000-05:002006-11-17T16:42:00.000-05:00Is there a particular fallacy for, "oh, I see you ...Is there a particular fallacy for, "oh, I see you are taking the same side as puffball here; therefore, clearly you and puffball are friends, if not actually the same person; therefore I don't have to pay attention to anything either one of you says"?<BR/><BR/>word verification: xzaaaaaqbelledame222https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947289856453172848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163798444622778382006-11-17T16:20:00.000-05:002006-11-17T16:20:00.000-05:00yeah, but when a person lays out their arugment in...yeah, but when a person lays out their arugment in a sloppy manner, leaving it open to criticism...<BR/><BR/>it's so much easier to respond to that criticism by saying that they were misunderstood.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082138040950123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18375173.post-1163798112188644692006-11-17T16:15:00.000-05:002006-11-17T16:15:00.000-05:00Great post.Great post.Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.com