“ The first is related to the third is related to the second is related to the first isn't an argument.”
Do you think this is a generous interpretation of the ideas I put forward?
“ Why not just answer the difficult question I laid out?”
The way you framed it sounded like a rhetorical device and not a call for discussion and answer.
By argument, I don't mean a "fight". By argument, I meant a logical/rational/etc argument. My point is you didn't offer anything worth debating in response to my comment.
> Do you think this is a generous interpretation of the ideas I put forward?
Yes. Far more generous than I should be.
> The way you framed it sounded like a rhetorical device and not a call for discussion and answer.
No. It was a straightforward question. Nothing rhetorical about it.
“ The first is related to the third is related to the second is related to the first isn't an argument. It's trying to avoid the argument because you can accept the truth.”
“ Yes. Far more generous than I should be.”
This sounds angry. I apologize for upsetting you. I hoped to equip you with some thoughtful feedback on your ideas. Please practice more generosity towards others.
“ The first is related to the third is related to the second is related to the first isn't an argument.”
Do you think this is a generous interpretation of the ideas I put forward?
“ Why not just answer the difficult question I laid out?” The way you framed it sounded like a rhetorical device and not a call for discussion and answer.