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
