The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #111625   Message #2353685
Posted By: Howard Jones
31-May-08 - 09:55 AM
Thread Name: English Folk Degree?
Subject: RE: English Folk Degree?
WAV, you keep going on about your academic successes, and I'm not doubting you. However there's little evidence of rigourous thinking in your postings on Mudcat or indeed on your website. A university education used to be about teaching you how to think and how to present an argument. Perhaps that's no longer the case.

You make statements as if they're self-evident. You make no real attempt to persuade us of their merits. When people put forward reasoned arguments against your propositions, you don't engage with them or produce facts to refute them, you just repeat yourself and refer to the ramblings on your own website in justification.

If you want us to take you seriously, then come to us with reasoned opinions rather than prejudices, and with arguments and facts to support them. When arguments and facts are put forward to refute your views, then reply with a reasoned argument, or be prepared to alter them. Then we can have a proper debate.