Comment by dinkumthinkum 3 days ago
> Jerry Oppenheimer is generally considered to be a credible biographer and journalist.
> That takes care of the charge of "leftist piddle, conspiracy theory, and unsubstantiated allegations."
[Citation Needed]
You're idea of what constitutes a refutation is, and I mean this as nicely as possible, pretty ridiculous.
Then, this is a good opportunity to learn more about good arguments. The supposed "refutation" amounted to "the person that wrote a tabloid biography is credible because I say he is. There, now that I have proven his credibility ..." I mean, you can't actually be serious.
Your initial rebuttal was "this is leftist piffle, conspiracy theory, and baseless accusations." It is not piffle. It is not a conspiracy theory, because no conspiracy was theorized about. It is not a baseless accusation, because I have a base for it. Yes, my refutation is more substantiated than your initial rebuttal. Cry about it. Substantiate your argument if you want it to be substantiated. Engage substantively if you want to be treated as doing such, "adult."
To me, the refutation looks significantly more substantiated than the charges.