glen e. p. ropella wrote:
Pick a more difficult example... say Paul Krugman? Is he an
entertainer? A manipulator? A communicator? All three?
Or perhaps we should try your distinguishing measure on Al Gore?
Obviously, a person doesn't have to be just one -- you don't have to
invoke Gore to show that.
If Krugman makes anyone uncomfortable, Einstein or Feynman would work
just as well.
One can interpret a discussion based on the content of it, or based on
guesswork from perceptions of personality or reputation. At some
point, I'd say the latter is going to annoy someone. And here you are
saying the reader is obligated to do this. I think that's nuts.
Watching No Country For Old Men, should I infer that Cormac McCarthy is
a bovine rights activist?
Marcus
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