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Old 15th Jan 2011, 15:33
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Seldomfitforpurpose
 
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Originally Posted by Dick Whittingham
Just by chance I picked up this on the net. It is from a book called "How to win arguments when you have no case" by someone apparently called Tony Bliar. The book had been roughly handled, only scraps remain legible, e.g.

"Stop answering questions. Better still, invent questions you would like to be asked and answer those

If pressed, try and change the thread to something else

If criticised take the moral high ground. Adopt an air of injured probity

Categorise you opponents as childish and unreasonable and all criticism as unwarrented abuse.."

Dick
Dick,

This is why I should have studied harder at school as it would have given me the smarts to come up with this sort of crackingly smart put down in stead of pondering an analogy with regards to the TV off button.

Trouble is anything this cutting usually has some disgruntled and thoroughly belittled chap chipping away at your grammar or spelling............................ooops too late
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