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Subject: Re: [office] Re: [office-metadata] Suggested Changes on the Metadata proposal
On Jun 29, 2007, at 11:49 PM, marbux wrote: > Tch. Tch. and you lectured me about making accusations. "Similar to > ignoratio elenchi, a red herring is an argument, given in reply, that > does not address the original issue. Critically, a red herring is a > deliberate attempt to change the subject or divert the argument." I used the term "red herring" perhaps incorrectly then. I drew no assumption about intent; I simply meant to indicate Svante was drawing an inappropriate conclusion from my argument about preserving attributes. So apologies to Svante for my imprecise use of metaphor :-) Bruce
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