XENOPHONZ opened this issue on Mar 04, 2008 · 57 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Sat, 08 March 2008 at 9:12 AM
Oh, I wouldn't deny that "spin" exists......it used to be called by other names. Like "rhetoric".
The term "spin" is used today as a dismissive label. It's a handy label that you can call someone else's arguments in order to preemptively discredit them. It's a convenient verbal device, because it obviates any need to actually deal with whatever the other person has said..........why bother to go to the trouble of answering them..........because everything that they've said is just "spin". So you can simply dismiss it all as being unworthy of any consideration. Bang: you win the debate. And with very little effort.
Using the term "spin" is a quick and easy way to side-step any need for coming up with actual responses to whatever someone else has said.