Skwim
Veteran Member
At the very core of all debate is the given statement on both sides that "You're wrong and I'm right." Now, if I'm going to convince you of that, more likely than not I'll have to show you where you're wrong; that is, criticize your position. Whether this amounts to bashing depends on how much I've gone past making my point. If I criticize your position with what I believe to be a cogent argument, and you fail to understand, I have the right to try, and try again until I deem it futile to continue. However, if I criticize your position with a cogent argument, and you understand, yet I continue to criticize it over and over again, that I would consider to be bashing. That the subject is religion, Ronald Reagan, or Rice-A-Roni is irrelevant.
That's in a debate. Outside of debate, any unjustified criticism could be considered to be bashing. But justify your criticism, honestly, and I don't see bashing.
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That's in a debate. Outside of debate, any unjustified criticism could be considered to be bashing. But justify your criticism, honestly, and I don't see bashing.
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