On 6 Nov, 04:41, "Bob Weinberger"
wrote:
"Mike" wrote in message

oups.com...

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Everybody knows why you used the word homo, the sole reason was to
insult me, and the only person who would use the word as an insult is
a homophobe. Simple logic LaCourse. Inescapable inexorable, and no
irony involved.
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MC

Flawed logic. If someones aim is to insult another, the most effective
means is to use terms that are known to be extremely offensive to the target
of the insult. It doesn't matter whether the insulter personally finds those
terms objectionable to themselves in order to have maximum effect on the
target of the insult. Your reasoning only holds true if the insulter has no
knowledge of what the target finds offensive, and thus must rely on the
assumption that things the insulter would find offensive have the same
effect on the target. That is not the case here, as you have made it
abundantly clear how offensive you find the terms used.

Bob Weinberger

An interesting and apparently correct analysis. But it ignores a
couple of other factors. He is simply not clever enough to go through
the logical process you have so clearly defined.

He is not capable of detecting the logic as flawed,and therefore he
believed it.

His response confirmed my analysis, which was my objective. He tried
to backpedal, he would not have done so had my analysis been
incorrect. he did so because it was correct and he felt guilty.

MC