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Pastimes : THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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To: Bill who wrote (18967)8/6/2002 6:29:43 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
ad captandum insult

Goodness. You sent me to the dictionary for that one.

My bemusement over your irritation over my alleged smugness continues. Other that my use of "you" rather than the more formal "one," I don't see how one could consider it an insult.

In so many of these conversations, particularly with you and JLA, I am often frustrated by the terse, unenlightening replies. What I do sometimes, and what I did here, was to ponder how anyone, a theoretical anyone, could conclude that my position on the death penalty was liberal. Those were the potential explanations that came to mind. I offered the multiple choice statement in the hopes that you would either choose one of my potential explanations or offer one of your own instead. In that way I hoped to get an explanation. Otherwise I tend to get useless cracks like "bwa ha ha" or "spoken like a true demolib pinhead" or "I know it in my gut."

But since that particular form seems to bother you, I will try to remember and refrain. I do hope, though, that you will provide me with some insight into your assessment.

Regarding "ad captandum," I don't think there's a crowd here anymore to which to direct any such comments had I wished to do so. Just a few die-hard RWETers.
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