From: Emlyn O'regan (oregan.emlyn@healthsolve.com.au)
Date: Tue Jun 10 2003 - 20:25:59 MDT
> Greg Burch wrote,
>
> > Crucial elements of carrying on a civilized discussion about such
> > topics are respect for one's audience and toning the rhetoric
> > DOWN as the inflammatory nature of the subject matter goes UP.
>
> > Another rule -- that rises to the level of a natural law in
> my book --
> > is that effective communication and economy of words go
> hand in hand.
>
> > The persuasiveness of rhetoric is in inverse proportion to the
> > number of adjectives used.
>
Harvey replied:
> Excellent advice! As you say, these come close to becoming
> natural laws.
Except that we don't believe in natural law, do we? (I hope not)
Emlyn
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