mark stirring-the-pot Baileypo·lem·ic(p-lmk)
n.
1. A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine.
2. A person engaged in or inclined to controversy, argument, or refutation.
adj. also po·lem·i·cal (--kl)
Of or relating to a controversy, argument, or refutation.
[French polémique, from Greek polemikos, hostile, from polemos, war.]
po·lemi·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Re: polemic
Just don't get caught smoking it ...... mark stirring-the-pot Bailey
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"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
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"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
Re: polemic
no I don't inhale.... mark stirring-the-pot Bailey
Just don't get caught smoking it ...
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Huh?"The worst offense that can be committed by a polemic is to stigmatize those who hold a contrary opinion as bad and immoral men." ―John Stuart Mill, 1806-73
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Methinks it be a diatribe against argumentum ad hominem....Huh?"The worst offense that can be committed by a polemic is to stigmatize those who hold a contrary opinion as bad and immoral men." ―John Stuart Mill, 1806-73
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
Re: polemic
AKA the MSM, no matter which wing of the dial you've tuned in to.Methinks it be a diatribe against argumentum ad hominem.
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... and help a geezer, too. Mainstream Media? Million Skirted Men? Men having Something with Men?
Those are the top ones listed on Wikipedia and on a Google search.
Those are the top ones listed on Wikipedia and on a Google search.
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
MSM?, help a chimp here
Dudes! In the words of Zaphod Beebleborx, if you were any more unhip your pants would fall down.... and help a geezer, too. Mainstream Media? Million Skirted Men? Men having Something with Men?
Perry's deduction is correct, and I think I've located the proper 'helmet' for him. Of course, houndstooth clashes dreadfully with a gi, so perhaps it should be rendered in white cotton with ties to match your belt color?
-gailr
ps: I suspect Perry does not smoke, so in regards to the link above, this is not a pipe.
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I figured you might have meant mainstream media, but MSM practices argumentum ad hominem (AAH). They may be the prototypical users of AAH (just see their reaction to the Fox News Network and Bill O'Reilly), but they are not in and of themselves AAH.
And how hip can you really be if you spell Zaphod's last name wrong? Oh, yeah! I remember now:
And how hip can you really be if you spell Zaphod's last name wrong? Oh, yeah! I remember now:
"I'd much rather be happy than right, anyway."
-- Slartibartfast
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee
Pssssst. AAH?
Gzer, she said we're unhip is that man-bashing or some arcane ad hominem thing? Make her stop, Chimp's head hurts.
I was watching springer and franken and threw up my lunch, banana/bile all over the carpet.
mark prefers-middle-of-the-road-to-wingers Bailey
Gzer, she said we're unhip is that man-bashing or some arcane ad hominem thing? Make her stop, Chimp's head hurts.
I was watching springer and franken and threw up my lunch, banana/bile all over the carpet.
mark prefers-middle-of-the-road-to-wingers Bailey
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My head is bowed in shame.And how hip can you really be if you spell Zaphod's last name wrong? Oh, yeah! I remember now:
"I'd much rather be happy than right, anyway."
-- Slartibartfast
"Hell's donkeys," muttered Zaphod.
They've changed the cable scam here again; Fox is still available morning, noon and night, but MSNBC has been moved to another tier, one I am not willing to cough up more for. (You'd think the Big Head money would go further in paying for talking heads...) I was in twitching Countdown withdrawal for a couple weeks, but a strict regimen of Godiva's chocolates pulled me through. Without Bill, the universe wouldn't need Keith. Without Rush, the universe wouldn't need Al. Without Ann, well, frankly the universe would be better off without her, any way you look at it... Some hip dude said, "For every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction."
When those reactions become extreme and polarizing, it's disturbing. And yet, if either one of the polar extremes crushes all other voices, the population is in even worse trouble, if history is any indication. The centrists are not prone to histrionics and polemics and demanding blind obedience.
-gailr
btw, Bailey: a little caffeine might clear up that headache. Manbashing requires a generalization: "all men are unhip", (a pretty lame bash, IMHO) nor would I have complimented Perry's deductive reasoning in the same post. An ad hominem attack would ignore your point; you weren't making one in asking for a clarification. Good joking comeback, though, and I will continue to view your little baits with fond indulgence...
I would happily wear a deerstalker, but my kids (and wife) would claim that I am embarrasing them. I used to smoke a pipe. actually. When I was a pipe smoker, I favored Alsbo Gold. It stayed wonderfully fresh, even if you half smoke the pipe the day before, and relight. Also passive smokers used to love the aroma. It was fun while it lasted.MSM?, help a chimp hereDudes! In the words of Zaphod Beebleborx, if you were any more unhip your pants would fall down.... and help a geezer, too. Mainstream Media? Million Skirted Men? Men having Something with Men?
Perry's deduction is correct, and I think I've located the proper 'helmet' for him. Of course, houndstooth clashes dreadfully with a gi, so perhaps it should be rendered in white cotton with ties to match your belt color?
-gailr
ps: I suspect Perry does not smoke, so in regards to the link above, this is not a pipe.
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