You can't have an intelligent discussion with someone whose reasoning is rife with logical fallacies.
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You can't pull the "Toronto Media" excuse on this. Doesn't hold.
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Strawman argument (the poster he was talking to never made the assertion under contention).
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So ESPN are Leaf homers? How is this plausible? Seems like a very, very weak attempt at explaining it.
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Another one made of straw...
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Where? Where has his ranking changed? It has not. So why are you asking this question?
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The straw is strong with this one.
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Same with John Tavares?
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Moving the argumentative goalposts away from Kessell & the leafs to Tavares & the Isles? Huh?
This guy is either irrational, in which case arguing with him is a waste of time, or he is deliberately being irritating, in which case arguing with him is a waste of time. That's kind of fitting, though, since the leafs are a waste of time.