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Originally Posted by Igzy
You are engaging in the fallacy of the false alternative. Direct insult is not the only other option. How about simply telling the person where you feel they've gone wrong and giving them a chance to retort?
Innuendo doesn't allow for retort. It dares the person to keep his cool while baiting him to lose it, since it is often one thing pretending to be something else. Case in point, Harold pretending to be a good boy following orders, but really his remark was a swipe.
Say what you mean and mean what you say. I'm all for clever repartee, but not taunting.
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I have always compared debate to sports, whether tennis, or basketball, or whatever. If I prefer that you hit the ball to my forehand it is very likely that you are going to focus on my backhand. That is the way it should be.
This reminds me of a spanish class I took in college. The professor had given a list of a number of topics that we had to be ready to give a talk on in Spanish. I was ready on all but one, "How I got to school". Prior to the class I heard two kids talking, and one looked my way and said "I wonder how he is going to use that topic to preach the gospel". That was when I knew that would be the topic I would get.
What you "dislike" is really the most profitable aspect of his posts. Innuendo is difficult to deal with, so it gives you a chance to practice.
Everyone loves Isaiah 54:17, but how many really read 54:3-16?