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Parrot points
Tom Brosz — (archived)

<...Loves to point out his correct predictions, but fails to acknowledge failures.

Oh, please point them out! That's part of the game.

I know there are going to be a lot of people pointing out a bad prediction or two that was made concerning the war in Iraq...

As to my 12 (is that all?) "parrot points:"

you might find that most arguments can't be properly made in math, engineering, or even philosophy without referring to basic principles. Naturally, basic principles will get brought up a lot. Sorry if the repetition gets tiring, but a lot of times it's like talking to a wall.

The fact that you don't like the principles, or don't agree with them, is not my problem. But simply stating that you have heard them before is not much of a counterargument.

And talking points are only "parrot points" when the speaker repeats them without understanding what they really mean. I don't think I fall into that category.

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