[quote=Proximity][quote=bluedeed]Greetings to MoFo from Beijing! Site works great from here, now to try Facebook...[/quote]

lucky. i've wanted to shoot beijing and hong kong for a while now. please tell me you brought a camera lol[/quote]

[quote=VFN]Shout-out to Yoda and all participants in the Oscars chat room last night. Great fun.[/quote]

[quote=Iroquois]Indeed.[/quote]

[quote=VFN][quote=Iroquois]Unfortunately, if your opponent is able to recognise that you are using fallacious reasoning then that means they are less inclined to take your argument seriously.[/quote]

Yeah, in a debate it'll be a problem.[/quote]

[quote=Iroquois][quote=VFN][quote=Iroquois][quote=VFN][quote=Iroquois]I'm amazed that someone can know what an [i]ad populum[/i] argument is and also think of it as a legitimate rhetorical tactic.[/quote]

I've often used the ad poppycockulum argument myself.[/quote]

But are you aware of its status as a logical fallacy as opposed to an actual argument tactic?[/quote]

Yeah, but rhetoric is about persuading so fallacious reasoning doesn't matter.[/quote]

Unfortunately, if your opponent is able to recognise that you are using fallacious reasoning then that means they are less inclined to take your argument seriously.[/quote]

[quote=VFN][quote=Iroquois][quote=VFN][quote=Iroquois]I'm amazed that someone can know what an [i]ad populum[/i] argument is and also think of it as a legitimate rhetorical tactic.[/quote]

I've often used the ad poppycockulum argument myself.[/quote]

But are you aware of its status as a logical fallacy as opposed to an actual argument tactic?[/quote]

Yeah, but rhetoric is about persuading so fallacious reasoning doesn't matter.[/quote]

[quote=Harry Lime]Try searching Tiananmen.

How long are you in China for?[/quote]

[quote=bluedeed]Greetings to MoFo from Beijing! Site works great from here, now to try Facebook...[/quote]

[quote=Tacitus][quote=Austruck]
It's not a crime, the last time I checked. :)[/quote]

I'm lobbying hard for it. ;D[/quote]

[quote=Austruck][quote=Camo]Sorry I posted at the same time as you there Austruck.[/quote]
It's not a crime, the last time I checked. :) Glad to see others will get use out of a tablet-friendly upgrade to the chat room next year. :)[/quote]

[quote=Optimus]New review in my review thread if anyone's interested.[/quote]