Re: AHS Robin/On the Term "Personal Attack"
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: AHS Robin/On the Term "Personal Attack"
- From: G* O*
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 18:35:50 -0400
At 10:02 AM 9/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>Gerry/Bob O'Neill wrote:
>
>> In my mind, the difference is between saying "Your idea is stupid," and
>> "You are stupid for having that idea."
>>
>
>How about instead of either, we say " I disagree with your idea" or even
"it's a
>bad idea" and give a reasoned explanation of why.
>
>Chick
>
You're right, Chick..I was just trying to discriminate between a personal
(rude) attack and an impersonal (rude) attack.
:-) Gerry
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