Re: Issues with exported functions

[Chet Ramey]

On 9/25/14, 6:12 AM, lolilolicon wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Pierre Gaston <pierre.gaston@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>>> In any event, this is but irrelevant to the discussion. Do not seize the
>>> red herring.
>>
>>
>> It is fully relevant when you use a sexist stereotype as an argument.
> 
> No, I didn't use a sexist stereotype "as an argument". Remove that
> sentence and nothing changes of my argument.

Even if you use it as a rhetorical device, it distracts from (and detracts
from) your argument.  It doesn't improve the quality of the discussion, so
it's best not to use it.

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