What is the biggest cop out you've heard or read.
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"I'm a vegetarian, but chicken or fish is still good."icame said:
The biggest ones would be:
- "That's an interesting argument, I'll have a think about it and get back to you later." They rarely do and their beliefs go unchallenged because they ignore anything genuinely threatening. Sure, it's more honest and less annoying to admit you don't know instead of grasping at shoddy logic to prove your case, but it's still a huge cop-out.
- "It's my opinion and I have a right to that opinion even if it's prejudiced BS I can't justify. Waahhhhhh stop disrespecting my opinion."
- "You just have to believe. It's faith."
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_fallacies Not that I'm immune to them but it certainly helps that I'm aware of their existence.
Rargh. So annoying.
That and the old: "I don't think you're responsible/mature enough."Professor James said:
I can understand if it's used on somebody who's actually immature or responsible, but my parents have this bad habit of telling me I'm very responsible and mature and then turning around and using the above mentioned line on me.
It's some BS methinks.
Its sort of fair enough though. There was no way they could have ended it without pissing off a good few people, so doing that was kind of a cheeky way of pissing every off.Frozen Donkey Wheel2 said:
I don't know... but it keeps me up at night...Professor James said:
Literally and figuratively...
"I'm not a homophobe and/or racist, I'm scared of homosexual and/or black people! Stop making fun of my perfectly legitimate phobia!"
I've heard this one so many times across the internet it's a wonder it's not used as a plot line on a soap opera more often. =|
I've heard this one so many times across the internet it's a wonder it's not used as a plot line on a soap opera more often. =|
You do realize that if you buy a $60 game only a small percentage of that will go to the game developer. And that it is in fact the publishers who make off with the greater majority of the profits to cover for the (on average) 18-28 million dollar advance they gave the developer so they could develop the game in the first place (very few developers can afford development costs out of their own pocket). Retailers, manufacturers and distributors also want their share of the profits. And last in line is the developer, who can get whatever is left of the profits after everyone else got their part. Providing the game was actually profitable, which only about 20% of games do.TestECull said:
And are you aware that the people working at game developers aren't exactly living it up? That they work long, hard hours for significantly lower wages than they could get in other sectors, all while their publisher is laying on the pressure for the game to be ready for a holiday release?
There are some exceptions to this rule, like Blizzard or Valve (who can pretty much do whatever they want), but they are just that: exceptions. This is the reality for the greater majority of game developers. And while the effects of piracy may be overstated, I don't think it is unreasonable for game developers to complain about it, since they are the party most likely to be affected by it.
I suppose I should pst something on topic, so:
"Because it is God's will", "Allah demands it", and numerous other variations.