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01-20-2013, 04:44 PM #25
Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
With Reed's complete avoidance of tackling coupled with his reduction in big plays as of late, I find myself hoping he retires after we win the SB. It's kind of like dumping a GF, I certainly don't want to see her(or Ed Reed in this case) with anyone else.
But at this point, I wouldn't want him back for almost any price... Vet Min? of course, but not more then MAYBE $3m/1yr.
When he finally does hit someone he gets a penalty/fine.
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01-20-2013, 06:24 PM #26
Seriously, situational context is everything. Unwarranted emotional appeal, noone is condoning rape. For Christ's sake there's a disclaimer in the OP anyhow.
Disagreeing with what? A joke? So what's to discuss or respond to?
"I don't like that joke"
".... Alright? "
Please tell me you realize how ridiculous this sounds.“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
–Eleanor Roosevelt
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01-21-2013, 11:24 AM #27
Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
Surprised to see Oher & Reed among the goats; neither deserved that.
Koch, however, was a goat for kicking to the middle of the field when the coverage was expecting the ball to go to the right. That contributed to one on Holliday's return TDs.
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01-21-2013, 11:42 AM #28Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
I keep going back to an example I used when discussing this with a mod. If I wrote the following:
Originally Posted by A totally fictional and intentionally offensive example
As for my statement:
If you can't take someone disagreeing with you, don't write the fucking joke.
You don't like my take, fine. Don't click on the fucking link.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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01-21-2013, 12:29 PM #29
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01-21-2013, 12:33 PM #30Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
In what way is my post false equivalence. It's an offensive joke, prefaced with a disclaimer to not take it seriously. You said that means that people shouldn't complain about it.
I think someone is going to have to explain to me how responding to a post's actual words with a response related to those words, is hijacking.
He stated an opinion that is clearly unpopular here, that doesn't make it a hijack. If HE had been the one to bring rape up out of the blue, it would be a hijack.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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01-21-2013, 12:42 PM #31
Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
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01-21-2013, 12:48 PM #32Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: Heroes & Goats (Mile High Miracle Divisional Round Edition)
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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01-21-2013, 01:40 PM #33
I hate to cite Wiki but it has the point I'm making outlined the best:
"Several factors affect the strength of the argument from analogy:
The relevance of the known similarities to the similarity inferred in the conclusion.
The amount and variety of the examples in the analogy.
The number of characteristics that the things being compared share."
If you want to use your analogy to paint a picture, fine. But to use it as exhibit A in your argument, based off the above criteria, doesn't give you a leg to stand on. In a word, specious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_analogy“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
–Eleanor Roosevelt
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