[FRIAM] Metaphor [POSSIBLE DISTRACTON FROM]: privacy games

uǝlƃ ☣ gepropella at gmail.com
Thu May 28 12:28:32 EDT 2020


No. Steve was exactly right in *asking* what I meant by the string "strawman". Any behaviorist would care more about Steve's actions than his thoughts, right?

On 5/28/20 9:26 AM, thompnickson2 at gmail.com wrote:
> Aren’t we arguing about whether “Steve Was Wrong” when he understood “strawman” to refer to a “stick figure” or other constructive schema, rather than a guilefully conceived version of an argument designed to show its weaknesses.   Is there any way to show a metaphor is “wrong” other than the exercise of power? 
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> OK, friammers.  All those who think Steve Was Wrong raise your hands.

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