# Please Join Me for the Pitting of LinusK

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 20, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722 "2015-07-20T20:14:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/363 "2015-09-29T21:20:48Z")

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Here’s an interesting quote from his latest pro-misogyny thread:

> [@Women Against Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-against-feminism/732667/114):
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> > [@Women Against Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-against-feminism/732667/38):
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> > Of course, this has all been said before, and will probably be ignored yet again.
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> If by “ignored” you mean you use poor logic, and frequently resort to ad hominems, instead, then yes; it will be ignored.
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> Putting words in other people’s mouths, implying that they’re stupid, or misled, or that they hate women - these things are not true arguments. They’re attempts to shut down conversations by insulting people who disagree with you.

Observe how the world’s worst debater tries to set himself up as being opposed to such dirty tricks as putting words in other people’s mouths and implying that they’re stupid _immediately_ after doing this himself…and in response to a poster who’s been pretty patient and civil with him.

What’s especially funny about this (and by “funny” I mean “sad”) isn’t so much his total lack of self-awareness as his inability to use even cliched rhetorical devices correctly. His attempt at the old “If by X you mean Y” reads like someone who’s seen this used before but doesn’t really understand how it works. There are probably actual bots that could do a better job than this.

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