Eugine_Nier comments on Don't Get Offended - Less Wrong

32 Post author: katydee 07 March 2013 02:11AM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 15 March 2013 02:11:31AM 4 points [-]

The argument's stated premises were "X are Y", you decided to interpret the ambiguous statement as "all X are Y" and then complain that it makes the argument formally false.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 March 2013 10:18:44AM -2 points [-]

Re-read the fifth word of this comment. (Or am I missing something?)

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 16 March 2013 02:15:44AM 4 points [-]

You may want to (re)read this comment to see/remember how this discussion started.