*rolls eyes*

[schmerica]

Sometimes I think everybody in fandom should be required to be educated in basic logic. You don't need to know the difference between modus tollens and modus ponens to be able to argue effectively, obviously.

But Jesus Christ. If people could identify and avoid basic obvious fallacies? Man, wouldn't that rock?

Although I suppose general knowledge of the slippery slope, ad hominem, and straw man fallacies alone would automatically shut down 90% of fannish discourse, so perhaps it's just as well.

Comments

[lalejandra.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!

*curtsy*

We should form a mutual admiration society and have tea. And by tea, I mean whiskey and porn.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Well, you know. I'm sure something can be arranged at serialkarma's this weekend. At the very least, if neither booze nor porn are discussed in much detail, I will be very disappointed.

[lalejandra.livejournal.com]

Well, I plan on getting really drunk and doing several things that all involve porn -- plotting out a timeline of Ray Kowalski's life, plotting out my Fraser-as-dom epic that I started in a Y!M conversation with Estrella, and, uh, talking about porn. So I think you'll not be disappointed! As SK and E and, well, everyone else can tell you, I can take anything and turn it into porn. *g*

[lalejandra.livejournal.com]

(I do intend on drinking the booze, rather than discussing it -- or perhaps both -- if that's okay with you. ;))

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

That is perfectly okay with me. Porn and booze for everybody, wooooot! That's what fannish gatherings are all about, man. (Well, that and gossiping about everybody. I'm sure we'll get that in too.)