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0 pointscxr2y ago0 comments

I don't care about the title. As you know, the mods have changed it. And it has nothing to do with the discussion, besides; the cooperative principle means that it's not enough to say something true—you need to say something true and relevant.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grice's_maxims>

This is the issue: you are in the untenable position where...

- those you are defending had a charge leveled against them

- they have acknowledged that they were doing it—there is no cloak of plausible deniability here, and yet

- you are defending them on grounds of plausible deniability, anyway

So square the circle—and stop mentioning the submission title. (I'm not interested in the title. Nobody is.)

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pvg2y ago

the untenable position

I have received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Tangentia, as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th inst., they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect.

cxrOP2y ago

I know what I'll do is, I'll capitulate to the fact that there is nothing by way of relevance favoring my side and I have exhausted all attempts at misdirection, but I'll simply tell them that they are the ones capitulating. That should work.

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pvg2y ago

the untenable position

cxrOP2y ago

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