05-28-2021, 02:56 PM
(05-28-2021, 02:39 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I figured as the king of semantics, you would have pointed out that he didn't actually guarantee it.
I'm just trying to be nitpicky about words just like you do.
I never have to resort to sematic arguments.
There is a big difference between an argument based on semantics, which is basically arguing about the exact meaning of words, and an people claiming they did not mean what they actually said.
For example one definition of "guarantee" is "to assert confidently". In this case Reader "asserted confidently" that he would be ready for the season. To claim that he didn't is a nit-picky attempt at a semantic argument. But on the other hand the term "the worst" does not mean "just bad" or "some of the worst". So when I point out that that some player or coach is not "the worst" I am making a factual argument, not a semantic argument.
