[A2k] Re: [Upd-discuss] Fwd: Blind Groups Sue ASU flor Kindle Use

[Michael S. Hart]

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Federico Heinz wrote:

> On 27/06/2009, Michael S. Hart wrote:
> > Please learn to ADD your efforts to those of others going your way,
>
> The problem is that arguing exclusively for the blind is "not going our way".


Please do not put words in my mouth to create a Straw Man Fallacy.

I did NOT say we should be "arguing exclusively for the blind."

What I said was that would should "ADD y/our efforts to those...."

ADDING does not mean "exclusively" using on one of the added parts.



> In a very real sense, it is going the *opposite* way. Instead of saying that
> Kindle's DRM is a bad for everyone, it is saying that Kindle's DRM would be
> acceptable if only it somehow excepted the blind.


Again, you are putting words in my mouth to create an easy argument
that could be defeated without any effort, "A Straw Man Fallacy."

The statements I made are so simply put that no one here can fail a
serious attempt to see through this Straw Man Fallacy.


> This harmful to our message.

Yes, Straw Man Fallacies are harmful to our message, they demean it
and they also demean our audience through the pretense they will be
so stupid & ignorant as to fall for such elementary school tactics.


Please stop.

This is much too important a message to the world to treat is quite
such a light and illogical manner.

How can you expect them to play fair with you, if you do not. . . ?


I thank you in advance for taking this more seriously,


> 	Fede





Michael S. Hart
Founder
Project Gutenberg
Inventor of ebooks


Recommended Books:

Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury:  For The Right Brain
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand:  For The Left Brain [or both]
Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson:  To Understand The Internet
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster:  Lesson of Life. . .

If you ever do not get a prompt response, please resend, then
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