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Message: That house is blue. | Message: That house is blue. | ||
Reply: What are you frigging color blind?!?! You didn't pass "colors" in Kindergarten? That house is obviously green. | |||
:* This is a personal attack. | :* This is a personal attack. | ||
Reply: Hmmmm, are you an artist? Are you a painter? Do you work at Sherwin Williams? Could you share with us what your expertise and qualification are in determining various colors because I thought the house was green? | |||
:* This is focusing on the other User. | :* This is focusing on the other User. | ||
Reply: Some people here obviously have an agenda. Imagine what idiots they must think we are to try and state that a house that is clearly green is blue...Geesh, the lengths some people will go to. | |||
:* This is focusing on the other User. | :* This is focusing on the other User. | ||
Reply: Interesting - the house looks green to me. | |||
:* This is focusing on and disagreeing with the information. | :* This is focusing on and disagreeing with the information. | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 11 April 2009
Many Users have difficulty understanding how to refute information without attacking the person. Here's an example:
Message: That house is blue.
Reply: What are you frigging color blind?!?! You didn't pass "colors" in Kindergarten? That house is obviously green.
- This is a personal attack.
Reply: Hmmmm, are you an artist? Are you a painter? Do you work at Sherwin Williams? Could you share with us what your expertise and qualification are in determining various colors because I thought the house was green?
- This is focusing on the other User.
Reply: Some people here obviously have an agenda. Imagine what idiots they must think we are to try and state that a house that is clearly green is blue...Geesh, the lengths some people will go to.
- This is focusing on the other User.
Reply: Interesting - the house looks green to me.
- This is focusing on and disagreeing with the information.
Here's a post with an even more detailed explanation:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=29132548
