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Comment author: dxu 22 April 2015 02:51:34PM *  2 points [-]

That seems to have an implied "... so every time I argue with a human, I should never assume that the human has more than one reason for something".

Absolute claims are almost never correct. Replace the "never" in your statement with "usually not, especially when discussing politically charged, or better yet, weird-sounding topics" and you've got yourself a deal.

Comment author: Jiro 22 April 2015 03:28:42PM 1 point [-]

You're refusing to address someone's stated argument, and in fact, are saying something that is nonresponsive if he means what he is actually saying.

Yes, sometimes you have to do that. But making it your default behavior when addressing all people in the real world who don't agree with you is a bad idea.

Comment author: dxu 22 April 2015 03:57:09PM *  2 points [-]

But making it your default behavior when addressing all people in the real world who don't agree with you is a bad idea.

Who said anything about making it your default behavior? There's a difference between "many" and "most", and an even bigger difference between "many" and "all".

Comment author: Jiro 22 April 2015 05:44:29PM 0 points [-]

Okay, change that statement to include the word "most".

Making it the default behavior for when addressing most people who don't agree with you is still a bad idea.

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