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Message:: [QUOTE="Joshua Brown, post: 241424, member: 3615"]I don't want to sound like a boy scout but I've noticed some patterns about threads that turn into non-productive arguments. When I'm not doing school or posting here I'm editing on Wikipedia. On Wiki we use this chart to make a contradicting reply that is not inflammatory:[ATTACH=full]73860[/ATTACH] This chart does not perfectly apply to a forum such as this but the principles of writing can still be understood and applied. In the first place I think [USER=3460]@Lofty89[/USER] could have been given a little slack having only 18 messages. That aside Mr. Nesmith's post would fall into the Contradiction category of the chart and [USER=3460]@Lofty89[/USER]'s post would fall somewhere around Ad Hominem. Usually saying "what the hell" is not something that indicates a genuine confusion and a desire to hear the same thought in a clearer form. I agree that Mr. Nesmith's comment could have been put more concisely but that's no cause for frustration. I'll not talking about being politically correct but am talking about wording responses in such a way to more concisely get the point across without causing anger.  I hope I haven't been preachy, let me know if I have been.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]