{"id":6225,"date":"2016-09-13T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/09\/13\/arguments-dont-have-testicles-2\/"},"modified":"2016-09-13T12:36:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T12:36:00","slug":"arguments-dont-have-testicles-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maverickphilosopher.blog\/index.php\/2016\/09\/13\/arguments-dont-have-testicles-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arguments Don&#8217;t Have Testicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Prepared lines come in handy in many of life&#39;s situations.&#0160; They are useful for getting points across in a memorable way and they &#0160;make for effective on-the-spot rebuttals.&#0160;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">A mind well-stocked with prepared lines is a mind less likely to suffer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L&#39;esprit_de_l&#39;escalier\" target=\"_self\">l&#39;esprit d&#39;escalier.<\/a>&#0160;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">Suppose a feminist argues that men have no right to an opinion about the morality of abortion.&#0160; 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