The limit is simply this year minus 20 years.Troy Tempest wrote:Why has 1988 been selected for the cut-off point in history to discuss what-ifs? Is there a reason that Desert Storm is verboten?
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The limit is simply this year minus 20 years.Troy Tempest wrote:Why has 1988 been selected for the cut-off point in history to discuss what-ifs? Is there a reason that Desert Storm is verboten?
From Fallacies, a highly useful web page.You commit the straw man fallacy whenever you attribute an easily refuted position to your opponent, one that the opponent wouldn't endorse, and then proceed to attack the easily refuted position believing you have undermined the opponent's actual position. If the misrepresentation is on purpose, then the straw man fallacy is caused by lying.
Salutations Jon G.Jon G. wrote:From Fallacies, a highly useful web page.You commit the straw man fallacy whenever you attribute an easily refuted position to your opponent, one that the opponent wouldn't endorse, and then proceed to attack the easily refuted position believing you have undermined the opponent's actual position. If the misrepresentation is on purpose, then the straw man fallacy is caused by lying.
Is this restriction in regards to general question, or are threads regarding possible realization of certain Nazi goals allowed ?There will be no thread’s concerning WI Germany had won WW2 how would the world be different etc. Again they are to shallow and the complex nature and dynamics of such a thread would make it unworkable in reaching a feasible conclusion
It could be or not. Was the misquote due to a misunderatanding or lack of clarity? If so then it's not a strawman. Is the misquote a easily refutable postition? If not no strawman.Roddoss72 wrote:Salutations Jon G.Jon G. wrote:From Fallacies, a highly useful web page.You commit the straw man fallacy whenever you attribute an easily refuted position to your opponent, one that the opponent wouldn't endorse, and then proceed to attack the easily refuted position believing you have undermined the opponent's actual position. If the misrepresentation is on purpose, then the straw man fallacy is caused by lying.
So if i have authored a post with a set of circumstances and someone comes onto that senario and begins to misquote what my senario has indicated, is that a "Straw Man",
No. I'm not exactly sure what you are asking here but in general the answer is no. It might be off topic if they change something you've written about the POD but even there if the POD isn't a reasonable one an argument could be made for allowing it.my understanding of debating hypothetical senarios is that one has to work in the confines of the original question. Any contribution from other relating to real world facts that have been not been endorsed by me as the original author of the question, are they considered "Straw Man". Or are a few select folk allowed to do what ever they please....
HiOkyzm wrote:Is this restriction in regards to general question, or are threads regarding possible realization of certain Nazi goals allowed ?There will be no thread’s concerning WI Germany had won WW2 how would the world be different etc. Again they are to shallow and the complex nature and dynamics of such a thread would make it unworkable in reaching a feasible conclusion
So I understand that I can post what-ifs on specific genocidal operations conducted by Germans in WW2?Obviously you can begin threads on more specific campaigns & strategic issues that may well have lead to a German victory but not beyond that.
Why surprisingly? Being a member of "untermenschen" I am quite interested in German actions that could have resulted in extermination of my nation and other similiar victims. I studied them for a long time, and of course everybody has certain special interests. As to the rest-I would rather welcome an moderator answer.Since you already have a very specific opinion about such events and surprisingly are only ever interested in such acts when they are commited by Nazi German forces,
I see no reason for this to happen. If they are any deniers of Holocaust,Generalplan Ost, and other atrocities connected to Germany in WW2 then they won't serious members of this site.there's not much to be gained from such threads apart from polarizing members of the forum
Marcus Wendel wrote:The limit is simply this year minus 20 years.Troy Tempest wrote:Why has 1988 been selected for the cut-off point in history to discuss what-ifs? Is there a reason that Desert Storm is verboten?
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