On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/2/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The team responsible (Ian and Sara) for this divisive action have > > > actually been ridiculing those who don't subscribe to their world > > > view. This cavalier attitude is doing nothing put inflaming this > > > issue. > > > > I don't believe that to be true. Please show me precise references to > > where they have met any definition of "ridicule" in their > > communication to anyone in this community. I suggest you choose more > > accurate and less inflammatory descriptions of actions taken. > > Ridicule - This is a rhetorical tactic which mocks an opponent's > argument, attempting to inspire an emotional reaction (making it a > type of appeal to emotion) in the audience and to highlight the > counter-intuitive aspects of that argument, making it appear foolish > and contrary to common sense. This is typically done by demonstrating > the argument's logic in an extremely absurd way or by presenting the > argument in an overly simplified way, and often involves an appeal to > consequences.
I think most folks are aware of the possible dictionary / encyclopedia definitions. Specifically, you have not provided examples of *how* you are being "mocked". Ridicule is also a very subjective thing; one person considers something ridicule which another does not. I would also caution you against saying they've mocked the those that don't agree with them because not everyone that doesn't agree with them feels that way, thus you are misrepresenting a group of people in the same way you accuse Project Indiana of doing. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "We don't have enough parallel universes to allow all uses of all junction types--in the absence of quantum computing the combinatorics are not in our favor..." --Larry Wall _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
