Jiro comments on Stranger Than History - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jiro 06 April 2014 08:34:59PM -1 points [-]

When I ask a question, and instead of just answering it you guess or imagine what argument is behind the question, and then respond to the argument and don't answer the question, it increases the confusion and makes me suspect you are trying to dance around the issues.

When you ask a question that is very peculiar as a request for information, but completely understandable as an attempt to make a fallacious argument while maintaining plausible deniability about exactly what your argument is, that increases the confusion too.

Comment author: brazil84 06 April 2014 08:41:52PM 0 points [-]

When you ask a question that is very peculiar as a request for information, but completely understandable as an attempt to make a fallacious argument while maintaining plausible deniability about exactly what your argument is, that increases the confusion too.

Perhaps, but I have not done so. Anyway, the simple way to respond to such a question and deal with the issue is to say "Yes, I agree with X but I don't think it undermines my position for reason Y. Are you trying to make argument Z?"

Comment author: Jiro 07 April 2014 02:37:09AM -1 points [-]

I did answer it/ The answer is yes.

Comment author: brazil84 07 April 2014 07:54:41AM *  1 point [-]

I did answer it/ The answer is yes.

:confused: The post you are responding to does not contain a question I have asked you. Besides which, it has taken a lot of patience to get answers out of you.

I assume that just now you were responding to this question:

I take it you concede that reduction of discrimination against Jews in favor of White Christians probably is, for the most part, consistent with modern progressive political views?