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Comment author: OnTheOtherHandle 14 November 2012 02:40:57AM *  0 points [-]

Satire, sarcasm and irony are therefore weapons to be wielded with rather more care and precision than I have seen most of their users display.

I'm definitely in agreement there; I was just under the impression that you thought they should hands-down never be used (as I would say for physical violence in a verbal argument.) Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Comment author: Ritalin 14 November 2012 03:30:46AM *  0 points [-]

I think it's plausible to make an ethical injunction to abstain from using them. It's not like they're required or necessary to convey one's message, and I estimate that on the whole and between one thing and another they do more harm than good, on average.

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