I know you didn't mention trolling. I did. You merely mentioned sophistry. I included the notions of jargon and trolling, being somewhat familiar with rhetoric, which has little to do with ethics or morality, excepting in presentation via language.
I prefer natural language discussions: if it can't be explained without jargon, then there's not much point making an argument appealing to even otherwise informed and educated folk. This can make explaining some ideas in economics next-to-impossible, but never mind: we all have our crosses to bear. :)
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Date: 2011-05-05 05:45 pm (UTC)I prefer natural language discussions: if it can't be explained without jargon, then there's not much point making an argument appealing to even otherwise informed and educated folk. This can make explaining some ideas in economics next-to-impossible, but never mind: we all have our crosses to bear. :)