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It is very easy to answer an argument, when you begin by exaggerating consequences.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is very easy to answer an argument, when you begin by exaggerating consequences.”
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Sumner critiques the tactic of exaggerating consequences to undermine arguments, emphasizing rational discourse.
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