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Originally Posted by Aramike
Childish is avoiding the obvious point of the debate in favor of "gotcha" rebuttals that don't actually serve to counter the actual point being made.
"Oh NO, he said NEVER!"
"Wait - he's wrong because it's really rare!"
"We got him now!"
Mookie - that's childish.
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No it's not. If your argument is based around that premise and that premise is proved false, so goes your argument. But if you're itching to get into a "nu-uh you are!" kind of thing, I'd recommend the local playground.