| ▲ | askafriend 2 hours ago | |||||||
I'm not writing a technical paper and I refuse to write like what you're suggesting. It's just a rhetorical device! | ||||||||
| ▲ | jcranmer 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
> It's just a rhetorical device! It's a rhetorical device that I have yet to see used to good effect. The kind of rhetorical device that undercuts the argument rather than strengthens it. | ||||||||
| ▲ | 27183 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
your claim would be suspect with only 1 nine, given the evidence. Like, the guy failed spectacularly. | ||||||||
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