Why Not debate "network externality"-path dependence?
James A. Donald
jamesd at echeque.com
Tue Mar 6 07:52:54 PST 2001
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At 09:23 PM 3/4/2001 -0500, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
> David,
>
> You still don't get it. 'Read my book' is not a valid move in
> a debate. If you were to stand up in front of the Oxford
> Union and say 'my book proves the case entirely' then sat
> down with no further elaboration you lose the debate.
This depends on the relative status of the debaters. Your status as an
expert is perhaps less than you perceive it to be.
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