Comment Re:A truth is a truth, even if unoriginally expres (Score 1) 222
Still lost in the trees I see.
Still trolling I see.
No, not at all. The reason you are in the trees is that you are failing to distinguish between defending the original AC and rejecting the notion that use of a cliche implies falsehood. Those are different things. I'm not engaging in the former, only the later, but you are failing to see that. Hence the trees.
What I was arguing against was that cliche use somehow devalues an argument. It does not.
I tend to agree, but if you look at the post in question
"You're goddamn right we are the good guys. If you love China so much, then go live there."
Yes, please look at the post in question, but its not the one you think. The relevant one would actually be my original response where I did *not* include that first sentence, only the second. Can you imagine the reason? I'll offer a hint, I wasn't interested in the debate around the first. I was only interested in the cliche aspect of your response. Something tangential.
Generally, using tired language doesn't weaken an argument. In this specific case however, the AC made a two sentence post with the last sentence composed entirely of a cliche typically employed by obstinate adolescents.
Actually, no. The "love it or leave it" meme was employed by a much older demographic historically.
There's no argument made, there's nothing that amounts to "figurative language", and there's nothing even remotely close to "truth". But by all means, continue to imbibe AC's two sentence post with a much depth of thought and "truth" as you like.
Again, you have deluded yourself. I was only interested in the later of the two sentences and your apparent reaction to suggest a cliche lacks a kernel of truth. Trees.
ps - you should take note that many definitions of "cliche" describe them as phrases that are overused to the point of losing their original meaning.
No, I expect that it would be more accurate to say that cliches lose their impact from overuse. The point, the kernels of truth, are not changed by overuse.