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Brian Bosse · #45 (**permalink**) 05-05-2007, 02:19 PM

Hello Sean,

Now that you have decided that you are "done here playing with Brian’s little straw man," I will offer some final observations for your consideration.

(1) I have provided explicit arguments for my claims.
(2) You seem not to interact with these arguments but rather simply assert that I am wrong. You may provide quotations, but you offer no argumentation against my position as to how these quotations undermine my position. Even then, you fail to explain how the quotes I have used to support my position where misconstrued. My last post was a perfect example of this. I provided the "proof" you were looking for. I quoted Clark's own words, and then commented on them arguing that they support my position. You never interacted with it. This seems to be your modus operendi.
(3) You now are running away from this discussion claiming that the reason for doing so is because you are losing patience. I guess the reason you are losing patience is because you think I am acting in an unreasonable manner. I have tried to be reasonable. But, if this is not a good situation for you, then please do what you feel is necessary.

All in all, I am not surprised. As an amateur logician, I try to make my arguments as explicit as possible so that people can directly interact with my arguments. I have presented numerous categorical syllogisms and even a reductio ad absurdum argument or two. If my arguments are unsound, then it is easy for the opponent to point to the premise that is not true in those arguments. Sean, you have never done so. Rather, you resort to charged rhetoric. I think the reason you have not done so is because either, (A) you are just not knowledgeable about formal argumentation, or (B) you have no rebuttal to my formal arguments.

Anthony, on the other hand is knowledgeable about formal argumentation, and does interact with my arguments. I will wait for Anthony to respond. I find him to be much more reasonable and less personal. You might learn from him.

Sincerely,

Brian