Power and Sail Squadron recreational boater qualifications.
On Aug 31, 6:58*pm, Brian Whatcott wrote:
.... Not necessarily straw-men. As presented they were straw men. He set them and knocked them down and then came to the unsubstantiated conclusion: "it looks like you couldn't pass the test." It's a dishonest form of argument. I take your point that type certification may be useful (and indeed Merchant Marine creds are typed) but I found the presentation of the argument so offensive that I didn't see any reason to dignify it with much of a response. -- Tom. |
Power and Sail Squadron recreational boater qualifications.
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:38:17 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: On Aug 31, 6:58*pm, Brian Whatcott wrote: ... Not necessarily straw-men. As presented they were straw men. He set them and knocked them down and then came to the unsubstantiated conclusion: "it looks like you couldn't pass the test." It's a dishonest form of argument. I take your point that type certification may be useful (and indeed Merchant Marine creds are typed) but I found the presentation of the argument so offensive that I didn't see any reason to dignify it with much of a response. -- Tom. As you sow, so shall ye reap. |
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