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<blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 3839145" data-attributes="member: 18280">It isn't semantics; those two sentences do not mean the same thing.&quot;The game comes down to one move&quot; means that there is one move in the game that ultimately upsets equilibrium.&nbsp; Just like, in the end, all D&amp;D death comes down to one die roll.&quot;That is the only move that matters&quot; means that that move comes without context and is essentially meaningless.&nbsp; That is certainly what you seem to think it means.&nbsp; Saying this is the same as saying that only that final die roll matters.You can call this a matter of semantics if you want.&nbsp; It is, I suppose, in the same way as the difference between &quot;the sun is shining&quot; and &quot;it is noontime&quot; are semantical.&nbsp; The phrases are related, and use some of the same potential imagery, but few people would equate the two.Your argument here seems to be that, if you strip my comments of context, you can make them seem to say what you want.&nbsp; Well, sure.&nbsp; But that doesn't actually answer the argument...though it is a nifty way to create a man of straw.RC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Raven Crowking, post: 3839145, member: 18280"] It isn't semantics; those two sentences do not mean the same thing. "The game comes down to one move" means that there is one move in the game that ultimately upsets equilibrium. Just like, in the end, all D&D death comes down to one die roll. "That is the only move that matters" means that that move comes without context and is essentially meaningless. That is certainly what you seem to think it means. Saying this is the same as saying that only that final die roll matters. You can call this a matter of semantics if you want. It is, I suppose, in the same way as the difference between "the sun is shining" and "it is noontime" are semantical. The phrases are related, and use some of the same potential imagery, but few people would equate the two. Your argument here seems to be that, if you strip my comments of context, you can make them seem to say what you want. Well, sure. But that doesn't actually answer the argument...though it is a nifty way to create a man of straw. RC [/QUOTE]

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