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January 30, 2004
Argument
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Monty Python, my love.
M: I came here for a good argument.A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
A: It can be.
M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
A: No it isn't.
M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
A: Yes it is!
M: No it isn't!
M: Argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gainsaying of any statement the other person makes.
(short pause)
A: No it isn't.
January 30, 2004 06:11 AM
Comments
Very well said! I love Monty Python...
Posted by: Catherine at February 2, 2004 09:00 AM