In fact, it started prickling at the back of my neck with the Harmonian wanks (where both sides boggled my mind, honestly, although one more than the other), the Blaise Zabini wank (where I agreed with the point), and again with the Cassie-Claire plagiarism thing (where I also agreed). The last time I got really furious was during the harry_holidays business (where I did not agree)... and quite a few times in between.
And I rather agree on your test case scenario. Maybe it's just me, but I'm almost happy I tend to *always* see both sides and attribute good faith to the other side in an argument - although I'm not totally immune to the urge to defend people I know/love/respect, so that'll keep me from thinking I'm always right in the first place :).
Well, that goes for online disputes where rationality is really not *that* hard to maintain if you try... There are a very few RL issues (fascist agitation, for example) where I can blow up to the point of physical violence, but thankfully that's rare, and I'm not at all proud of it. Umyes - TMI, evidently ;).
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And I rather agree on your test case scenario. Maybe it's just me, but I'm almost happy I tend to *always* see both sides and attribute good faith to the other side in an argument - although I'm not totally immune to the urge to defend people I know/love/respect, so that'll keep me from thinking I'm always right in the first place :).
Well, that goes for online disputes where rationality is really not *that* hard to maintain if you try... There are a very few RL issues (fascist agitation, for example) where I can blow up to the point of physical violence, but thankfully that's rare, and I'm not at all proud of it. Umyes - TMI, evidently ;).