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Old 09-11-2009, 08:53 PM   #28
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Re: Teen Driver Killed Trying to Save Petrol

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I misunderstood nothing. I said you contradicted yourself. You did. No misunderstanding on my part.
I already explained how I didn't.

If you won't understand that then cool for you.

If you can't understand that then still cool for you. You probably have something "wrong" with your ever-so-cognitive brain.
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I'm not talking about people. I'm talking about your argument. Contradictions in an argument make for a poor argument.
And I'm talking about how people make contradictions all the time. lol. It wasn't exactly part of the argument. It branched from "contradiction" being my favorite word. But you could always answer the question: "Is it a reasonable one?"
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Apology accepted.
I wasn't apologizing.
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Are you aware of what an analogy even is? Of course they're not exactly the same in every aspect. If they were, they'd be the same damn thing. There would be no analogy.

In both cases, the person is lacking vital basic knowledge that is key to him not dying in a particular scenario. You cannot argue against that fact. They are comparable in that respect, and that the only thing I'm using to compare the two. Making it a perfectly accurate analogy.
I wasn't saying it was not an anology. Yes there is a similarity between the two. But it doesn't prove anything.

What were you trying to prove from the statement? That not calling someone who didn't know about the steering wheel thing stupid is like not calling someone who doesn't know you need to breath air stupid. Yet, when I question this flawed statement, you counteract with saying: "In both cases they didn't know something vital to their survival." And that, proves the similarity.....which proves that it is an analogy. But it was still a simple minded, logically flawed statement. As there is a considerable difference between not knowing that you need air to live and not knowing that a steering wheel will lock up after taking out the keys. And correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that only when using certain breaks? Making it even more plausible that this info could have passed by him without him knowing. Unlike the breathing air thing. What I'm saying is, if you see a teenager who doesn't know that humans need to breath air to live, you have much more of a right to call him stupid than someone who didn't know some basic info on a car. Why is that? Because it is a commonly known fact that you need air to breath. You'd have to really be stupid not to know. And while this lock up thing might be common, it isn't nearly as common as the breathing thing. Not NEARLY. Therefore, Not knowing you need to breath air = More stupid than not knowing that the steering wheel will lock up after taking out the keys. Definitely wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more stupid. And remember, I was going under the assumption that you were using that definition of stupid. The more harsher one.
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pointing out how stupid you are.
Oh, how wrong you are. I simply got sidetracked, that's all.
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I did use the actual definition: acting in an unintelligent or careless mannerhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupid

It's an adjective. I used it to describe a noun. So I'm good there. I used the term to describe a person who acted in an unintelligent and careless manner. So at least one definition of the word applies within the context used. I'm good there too. So looks fine to me. Then again, I'm not an idiot. I don't need grammatical lessons from you, of all people, that's for sure. Isn't this like the third time I've had to bust out the online dictionary for you? lulz indeed.
Yeah but didn't you use extra strength stupid? Isn't that supposed to apply to the other definition: people with low cognitive processess, and a slow mind? The more harsher one, I would presume.

And yeah, funny how almost all our "arguments" end with a definition.
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Don't flatter yourself.
Never have.
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And of course you hate our manliness.
I never actually cared. And just because something makes me puke (which I lied about), doesn't mean I psychologically hate it. Though that is the more common case.
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You're a pussy.
Hmmm. Can't say that I am.
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If I have to assume anything about your statement, it is plagued by ambiguity that should have been fixed.
I don't see ambiguity as a plauge. And I already proved why it was more logical to assume my choice of the two right off the bat. As far as I'm concerned ambiguity is like diversity. A sentence that can have different meanings.
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Why do you assume "manly" and "gentlemanly" are antonymous or mutually exclusive?
I don't, I'm sure that there are manly men who are also gentlemen. But 9 times out of 10, or maybe 8 times, gentlemen don't fight with grizzly bears. And 9 times out of 10, or maybe 7 times, a manly man, would rather fight, than hang out and please a girl. And from what I've seen from you "manly" trolls, you aren't gentlemen at all. At least not by my standards. Hardy harr harr.
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You can certainly be a faerie "gentleman" without being manly, but it is impossible to be manly without being a chivalric gentleman.
That's definitely not true. You can be manly without being a gentleman. I would go further in-depth but we would just be arguing semantics.
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I consider myself an independent, modern woman, but I still think it's so damn nice when a guy opens the door for you. Or feels the need to protect you.
And I know, then, that there are some girls who would completely hate it.
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