Let’s begin with an acknowledgement – since we both “rested our cases” prior to the completion of the 2009 NBA playoffs, I will refer to the numbers we have been debating for a year now; i.e., “17-14”, etc. We can deal with new numbers later when I address the Hollinger rankings and the ESPN poll.
First – some housekeeping items to note.
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Originally Posted by michaeljohn We agreed to disagree on “Overwhelming Consensus” |
Actually this is factually incorrect. What you said on 4/18/09 was:
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Originally Posted by michaeljohn It isn’t important to the debate. Would you like to agree to disagree on this point?” |
I never accepted this offer, and never would as I will always contend that it was an exaggerated boast to attempt to embellish your case. Like many others, this statement will come back to haunt you.
I would point out that purposely stating factually inaccurate information is considered by many to be a ……..lie! But I will cut you some slack on this one – maybe it was an honest error.