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You quoted this:
and previously said of the larger passage:
But when you tried it out:
this was her response:
Didn't work. Shall I praise your effort and urge you to do better next time? Would that work for you any better than it did for Alicorn?
We hardly have enough evidence after just one attempt. Additionally, subtlety is a form of deceit, and not generally encouraged in rational discussion.
Anyway, my complaint would have to be toward the out-of-hand dismissal of yaro's post, rather than offering a substantive disagreement or at least a link regarding the perceived flaws in yaro's argument. That's proper rationalist encouragement. No subtlety required.