That I do using logic, reason, common sense backed up by detail and facts

You forgot to mention insults, invective and bluster. A discussion (remember - This is a discussion forum, not a debating society. You said it.) is as much about interacting with your fellow man as it is about the topic itself. What you state you gain in the above you more than lose in interpersonal skills.

they have never once addressed any such remarks to me in public or in private.

Maybe not to you, Teribus, but plenty about you.

:D tG