# Disingenuous in Great Debates?

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I think there is precedent, first set by someone who is not completely left-wing, that prefixing a “not completely not” makes the level of insult acceptable for GD. I received no admonition when I wrote:

> [@Nuclear deal with Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-deal-with-iran/725128/1197):
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> Learn why many Dopers do not view you as completely ingenuous.

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