Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:39:12 -0700 From: Lois Shawver <rathbone-AT-california.com> Subject: Re: the reality check is in the mail > Sort of. I'm saying I may judge it good to be deceptive and I may judge it > bad to be deceptive, and I have no way to say which is which in the > abstract. What you say below is a case in point: That's the most important aspect of what I'm saying, too. But I want to add that we need a term other than "ruse" to refer to those instances of taking a tack, when our actions are not particularly calculated or deceptive. You ask if I think he has a positive effect on me as a reader. Well, yes, but that doesn't mean that I accept everything as is. It can be improved for particular purposes, locally and provisionally. ..Lois Shawver
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