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[Undertoad]

"What a load of crap" is clearly directed at your statement and not at you. The word "what" is a stand-in for the premise "[duck duck's] facts... are only reinforced when it results in replies of emotional outbursts rather than logic." Merc is indicating that he disagrees with that statement.

If his statement were directed at you, it would read something like: "tw is a load of crap when he says..."

However, tw, when you say "As usual, TheMercenary has nothing to say other than insulting emotions."

That is directed specifically at Merc, and not at his argument, which is that your argument "is a load of crap".

ad hominem count in thread:

duck_duck: 0
the mercenary: 0
undertoad: 1 (assumed: "duck_duck is seriously trolling")
tw: 1

[tw]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

"What a load of crap" is clearly directed at your statement and not at you.

UT- that is a complete piece of shit you just splayed from your mouth.

If that was my complete post, it did exactly what TheMercenary posted. Post was obviously intended only to insult you. Only the wording is different from "What a load of crap."

Major difference if TheMercenary had posted "What a load of crap because ...." (with "..." being a logical explanation). He did not do that explaining because his only point was insult. Meanwhile, don't forget the context here. It's Duck_Duck vs. TheMercenary - nothing more.

Did I say

As usual, TheMerceary has nothing to say other than insulting emotions. He posts insults when he cannot defend his opinions with facts.

UT forgot to include the second sentence; therefore distorting the point - failed to notice a major difference. Preceding that paragraph were example after example of what TheMercenary did in a 24 hour period as he still does today. IOW opinion was backed by examples and facts. There was no insult because that post was clearly a statement of fact - with numerous examples.

Previous post contrasts and compares two posters: TheMercenary and Duck_Duck.

He did not post "What a load of crap because ..." . He posted the equivalent of "a complete piece of shit you just splayed from your mouth" by using different words. piercehawkeye45 defines it as: "I said so", but TheMercenary included words intended to insult.

The original point again. Who posted with intent to insult? Duck_Duck or TheMercenary?

Glatt asks, "Where did duck-duck post an opinion in this thread?"

Violent crime up again in USA, more murders, robberies

For stating an opinion, so many reactionary replies? Why? Only TheMercenary posted "What a load of crap." which is to insult. TheMercenary's post is acceptable but Duck_Duck's post is insulting?

Two posters are compared and contrasted. Duck_Duck or TheMercenary. Duck_Duck did not insult anyone. TheMercenary's post is clearly only for insult. TheMercenary’s post has no logical purpose but ‘words intended for insult’. If his intent was not to insult, then he would have posted "because" followed by ‘reasons why’. He did not. His intent was to post insult. Also posted is his history of posting insult. Who did Duck_Duck insult? No one.