Bear
states,
>> "So, knowing that your opponent is using deception
to win the argument, or more likely, to simply avoid the argument, would a
disrespectful argument in which you accuse your opponent of lying, fraud, and
other misconduct, be acceptable, or is the only ethical course one that will
lose in the cauldron of public opinion - the place, i would argue, that really
counts?"
Wouldn't whether or not you were
disrespectful depend on how you stated your response? Your use of the word
"accuse" makes me think that you would use words that would be
offensive. Couldn't you point out in what ways the person's argument is
flawed, without being disrespectful?
June