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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
In that instance, the post I replied to was twisting itself in knots to validate a stance that was based on an initial false accusation/proposition.
Hence my rhetorical use of the old "when did you stop beating your wife" (probably more appropriately phrased "Do you still beat your wife?") to highlight the logical fallacy exemplified by the post.
I'm sorry that you've not come across this little phrase before. But you've clearly misunderstood the whole thing.
So yeah... |
I made no false accusation, are you sure you read it correctly? You on the other hand made an accusation with one purpose, to insult or discredit someone. It is easy to clear the air, apologize. Instead, you run in circles trying to explain why you made such an insult, twisting things to make it seem like an insult was a logical response.
I also did not misunderstand anything. I don't even see how our opinions differed in the thread in question.