tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9356835.post111964923033679165..comments2023-05-23T10:17:03.252+02:00Comments on 21st Century Schizoid Man: Just an observation...John F. Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445399643146235960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9356835.post-1120427401175755422005-07-03T23:50:00.000+02:002005-07-03T23:50:00.000+02:00tco -I donÄt think you understand: being able to a...tco -<BR/><BR/>I donÄt think you understand: being able to argue well is not sophistry, but rather rhetoric.<BR/><BR/>Being able to spin like the Tasmanian devil without any regard for facts and without any regard for the truth is what sophistry is all about.<BR/><BR/>Not that there aren't any in Europe: if anything, the European elite has been living the sophist life for the last 15 years or so. In France it seems to be part of growing up.<BR/><BR/>JohnJohn F. Opiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445399643146235960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9356835.post-1120182149088677482005-07-01T03:42:00.000+02:002005-07-01T03:42:00.000+02:00I find a lot of sophism from the Euro thinking cla...I find a lot of sophism from the Euro thinking class. They do learn to write well in their schools, so they can express ideas well. However, they cite parts of sources in a non-representative manner, tend to be data dumpers versus logicians, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com