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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6155716" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>Yeah. I'm lost with all the partial quotes and "you ignored my point" segments. I don't think forum software makes it easy to identify a statement, associate a counter argument and score them to validate if a statement is pertinent to the discussion.</p><p></p><p>It would take a different tool to correlate statements, rank them, disqualify some, etc. And even then, I suspect the somebody on the losing side of the argument would deny the results and stick to their position.</p><p></p><p>Some would think that means debating such topics is pointless.</p><p></p><p>I would disagree. Let's temporarily assume (as I do), that my position is actually, factually correct. I'll never convince Alzrius. But I may have swayed Nytemare or somebody else, who didn't have a deeper education on the topic, and certainly weren't bound to one point of view or the other. (no harm in not taking economics. I'm surprised Umbran the Physicist DID have Econ).</p><p></p><p>Now conversely, in that scenario, if I am in fact wrong, then I have apparently damaged Nytemare's understanding of economic theory. But the probability of my being wrong and swaying him, while being supported by other educated individuals (danny's got a frickin degree in Econ) would be unlikely. If I was wrong, I wouldn't have that academic support of my peers. Nytemare would see I have no credibility, and the matter would be done. I would be the guy insisting on my position, despite not having a sufficiently compelling argument (fervency may not equal compelling to Nytemare).</p><p></p><p>Apologies to Nytemare for using him as a verbal guinea pig. I do not know his actual current position on this topic, I merely extrapolated by the change in approach of some of his posts.</p><p></p><p>I think the point is, the conversation has looped. Time to move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6155716, member: 8835"] Yeah. I'm lost with all the partial quotes and "you ignored my point" segments. I don't think forum software makes it easy to identify a statement, associate a counter argument and score them to validate if a statement is pertinent to the discussion. It would take a different tool to correlate statements, rank them, disqualify some, etc. And even then, I suspect the somebody on the losing side of the argument would deny the results and stick to their position. Some would think that means debating such topics is pointless. I would disagree. Let's temporarily assume (as I do), that my position is actually, factually correct. I'll never convince Alzrius. But I may have swayed Nytemare or somebody else, who didn't have a deeper education on the topic, and certainly weren't bound to one point of view or the other. (no harm in not taking economics. I'm surprised Umbran the Physicist DID have Econ). Now conversely, in that scenario, if I am in fact wrong, then I have apparently damaged Nytemare's understanding of economic theory. But the probability of my being wrong and swaying him, while being supported by other educated individuals (danny's got a frickin degree in Econ) would be unlikely. If I was wrong, I wouldn't have that academic support of my peers. Nytemare would see I have no credibility, and the matter would be done. I would be the guy insisting on my position, despite not having a sufficiently compelling argument (fervency may not equal compelling to Nytemare). Apologies to Nytemare for using him as a verbal guinea pig. I do not know his actual current position on this topic, I merely extrapolated by the change in approach of some of his posts. I think the point is, the conversation has looped. Time to move on. [/QUOTE]
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