I'm not going to say what inspired this, because it's really several things, but I have a very simple bit of knowledge that too many people seem to have missed when learning how to make a point. I'm going to put it in all caps to make sure nobody is confused. Ready?
THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MAKE THE STATEMENT TRUE.
This pisses me off to no end. I'm tired of people quoting a political/historical/celebrity/etc. figure without any context and expecting everyone to say "oh, okay, you win."
News flash, dumbasses: The purpose of quotations is to provide a basis for your argument, not to actually make the damn argument. If you don't explain why "overused historical quotation #3,942" or "witty slogan misattributed to Benjamin Franklin/Voltaire" or whatever is an accurate statement, you've proven nothing.
That is all.
Posted by CD on December 8, 2005 07:47 PM | TrackBack