On 4/12/02 11:42:00 AM, Levi Leslie wrote:
>On 4/12/02 11:24:00 AM, Kim Harris
>wrote:
>>I liked the way that Jane
>>Thompson used many different
>>people with many different
>>perspectives in her writing.
>>It gave me confidence in her
>>that she knew her subject. She
>>had re searched well. Besides
>>the different opinions that
>>the people shared, Thompson
>>was able to come to a common
>>belief that what each of these
>>people believed was the truth
>>for them. And that was ok.ok.
>>So Thompson came to a
>>conclusion that was entirely
>>different than what she had
>>started out to do.
>>Kim Harris
>
>
>I think that I would believe her
>conclusion more about each of these
>people believed in their perspective of
>truth if she would have respected all of
>their views. When she attacked their
>articles merciously and totaly dismissed
>them I think that I lost some respect
>for her.

It is only when we can analytically look at a argument and attempt to deconstruct it, will we be able to evaluate its validity.