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Raven Daegmorgan
25 September 2009 @ 04:00 am

Some of the arguments by new faces on the WotC DarkSun boards would make for great entries on NotAlwaysRight, specifically the ones where the service rep keeps repeating an answer to a customer, who just doesn't grasp, at all, in any way, what the actual problem is, and resorts to repeating their argument as though it is somehow a valid response.

I could call it the "But my boss is Jewish!" fallacy or the "But I have a ticket!" fallacy.

Amusing as hell reading about it happening to someone else, but damn is it freaking annoying when you're the one on the receiving end.
Me: "I find it ridiculous that six-thousand years of history is basically 'Rajaat did this, Rajaat did that' and no one else ever burned their toast or ate a bad piece of meat in all that time. History doesn't work like that."

Fanboi: "Rajaat was immortal, so he had time to do all those things, make long-term plans, and so was more effective in the destruction he caused, and its effects were more widespread than with a mortal."

Me: "Good points, I agree with you, and I am not disputing that. I'm actually criticizing the idea that for six-thousand years no one else did anything important that he wasn't involved in."

Fanboi: "But Rajaat was immortal so he could have done all those things!"

Me: "Yes, I know. But beings not involved with Rajaat didn't do anything at all during that entire span of time. Don't you think that is kind of odd?"

Fanboi: "Rajaat. Was. Immortal!"

Me: *headdesk*

 
 
 
 

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