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		fallentimes on Jan 2, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Was whole economy a Ponzi scheme? I think it is. No one said anything for or against scientific knowledge then all of a sudden WHOOSH.

netcan on Jan 3, 2009 [–]

i don't think going WHOOSH as he hit send qualifies it argument as a straw man. Irrelevant at worst. Tangent at best.

What if he had just decided to call you an old bag. Would that be a strawman? It's not implying that you presented not being a bag as an argument.

fallentimes on Jan 3, 2009 | [–]

Haha, that'd just be hilarious.

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