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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 4402167, member: 93416&quot;]Here is a generalisation you can take to the bank Steve. I try always to put my case robustly, citing facts logically. I encourage people to reply in the same way. I try never to rely upon rhetorically driven ad hominem, but will certainly loudly call out those who use such underhand tactics against me. I consider it a pollution of civilised behaviour.</p><p><br /></p><p>In acting according to these principles, I do exactly the same as my father did, and he left school at the age of 13.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I find, as I have on this thread, that most if not all of the criticism I have received is just unsubstantiated rhetorically driven ad hominem, I start to wonder – what has gone wrong with modern life? Perhaps the extra five or ten years people now spend in the education system is doing more harm than good? A general decline in civilised behaviour? Its an interesting hypothesis that I will continue to test.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]&nbsp; I recommend you retract your slur about ‘eyes glazing over’ and we move on.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And some specific advice Steve. When making false statements - its a good idea not to use block capitals to shout them. People who do not care about the facts at all will be impressed by it. But do you want to encourage such behaviour? I would hope not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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