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Critiques - my last thought
It seems that I was not entirely clear in responding to Christina's post
about critique use by the affirmative. I think perhaps the "swipe" made
at my initial thoughts about the topicality of her case may have led me
to think she was saying more that she was. At any rate, a last
clarification before I leave this thread.
Ken does an excellent job of crystalizing half of my concerns about
Christina's post. I do think the affirmative could use the critique
as a normative reason to adopt an interpretation of the topic. After
all, most topicality standards are justified by the value of education,
so why not some other values too? However, I agree with Ken that the
affirmative is probably limited to the chess pieces at hand. We can
probably only arbitrate among competing definitions, not redefine words.
The communication theorists out there could probably delve into that
one if they so desire.
What I am still somewhat concerned about is the notion of community
acceptance. If all Christina means by that is "we should listen in as
unbiased a fashion as possible to these arguments," then I say yes,
absolutely. Perhaps the "swipe" at my thoughts about her case led me
to think she was saying more, that we should give deference to alternative
interpretations because of the value oriented/normative nature of the
affirmative critique. If this is her point, then I disagree. There are
other normative issues at work, such as education, which can and should
be included and debated.
In short, as long as we don't presume something to be true or more important,
then we agree.
Well, I've thrown in my two cents worth, so I am following Ken in
"jumping off" this critique thread. I don't want to be too unpopular
on the list. :)
Bill DeForeest
Gonzaga University
deforeest@gonzaga.edu
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