On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM Bruce Kellett <bhkellet...@gmail.com> wrote:
*>> The word "sophistry" is only used if one cannot think of a logical >> rebuttal to what somebody else is saying.* >> > > *> Maybe that's how you use the word, but others, who are more experienced > in philosophy and in the real business of living, use it to mean that the > point being made by the opponent is incoherent or fatuous, and that the > opposing argument is specious.* > *Then it's surprising that instead of pinpointing exactly where the opponent's argument is incoherent or fatuous or specious the word "sophistry" is just slapped on.* *John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* ecq -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv29uyBuGipjDh-ipU0wQkyC5r3szzm4WW04u2JvOLc2MQ%40mail.gmail.com.
