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Help! Craven needs new words for his lengthy debates.

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cavfancier
 
Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:07 pm
I admire Craven's skill at debating. However, it has come to my attention that he uses 'fallacy' and all it's brethren, i.e. 'fallacious', etc., and 'ad hominem' just far too much. It's not that he is incorrect in his use of these terms, but a few more words might just add a touch of pizazz to his arguments. I wouldn't suggest using existing words. I think the A2K community should band together and invent some new debate words that our fearless leader could use. My first suggestion might be 'filiblustery', which could mean when ad hominem arguments catch wind and get bloated. Smile I know you folks can suggest more.
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:08 pm
Rolling Eyes
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:08 pm
Aww, come on, play along...
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:12 pm
Fine, I'll weigh in on what I think the participants need as they arrive.
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willow tl
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:17 pm
bogus is good...um.mmmmm and to think i love word games...hmmmmmmm....speaking plainly is good too...like LIAR..or Nincompoop...or astucious and knavish for the other intellectuals..:-)
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:35 pm
I have always been partial to scoundrel, scalawag, blackguard and knave! Laughing
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Setanta
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:37 pm
Anyone who uses eleemosynary correctly neither needs our help, nor is likely to profit from it.
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McTag
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:40 pm
Cav, in your opening piece you have written it's when you should have written its.

I have used "fatuous" recently, which made me feel a lot better.

Or how about "specious"? I'll go and look that one up.

McT
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 02:52 pm
Quote:
Anyone who uses eleemosynary correctly neither needs our help, nor is likely to profit from it.



Yeah, but it's great for the rest of us who don't tawk so good! Laughing
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kirsten
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 03:13 pm
Thought you didn't want real words?
I submit CONVOLEXICON, a phrase with twisted roots, i.e a mixed metaphor, or non sequitur.
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kirsten
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 03:54 pm
Lavicious - corrupting with extravagant gifts.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:09 pm
Yes indeedy kirsten, we should stick to non-real words which should explain my use of 'it's' to McTag, or perhaps not. Smile
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Portal Star
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:13 pm
I think Craven could make use of the word:

Because.

For example,

I disagree because....

I think you are in correct because....

I feel this way about you/your arguments because....
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PDiddie
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:20 pm
"Bloviate."

Main Entry: blo·vi·ate
Pronunciation: 'blO-vE-"At
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
: to speak or write verbosely and windily
- blo·vi·a·tion /"blO-vE-'A-sh&n/ noun

A simply wonderful word; to me it evokes an image of a puffer fish about to explode from indignation.

For example:

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:WlA5FyN5yMQJ:www.worldoceans.com/pix/c_spa07.jpg
(Craven mildly peeved)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:qIb_8QcKUA4J:www.chirpingbird.com/netpets/html/images/trporcup.jpg
(Craven on the verge of a massive bloviation)

( :wink: Just jokin', Crave...)
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Craven de Kere
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:22 pm
Portal Star wrote:
I think Craven could make use of the word:

Because.

For example,

I disagree because....

I think you are in correct because....

I feel this way about you/your arguments because....


History:

Portal makes a false claim with no substantiation.

I call BS on it.

Now Portal wants me to prove a negative.

Portal, you need the "because". You made a claim you need to substantiate it. This is called burden of proof.
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cavfancier
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:25 pm
'Because' is also a real word, and this loving tribute to Craven should only include made-up words. However, 'in correct' bears some interest...what does it mean when one is 'in correct'? Are they right or wrong?
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cjhsa
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:34 pm
Wouldn't that be "corrinect"?
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cjhsa
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:36 pm
We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Craven De Kere.
Because because because because because, because of the wonderful things he does.
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nimh
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 04:50 pm
Bloviate. Gotta remember that one. Always good to come across a word that applies as brilliantly to oneself as to one's most prolific opponents.
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PDiddie
 
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Reply Thu 11 Mar, 2004 05:07 pm
nimh wrote:
Bloviate. Gotta remember that one. Always good to come across a word that applies as brilliantly to oneself as to one's most prolific opponents.


I have been known to swell up just prior to posting in Politics myself... :wink:
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