Alan Baker
On 2014-07-01 04:32:53 +0000, Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy said:

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
On 7/1/2014 12:21 AM, Alan Baker wrote:

Apple Fan Not
On 2014-07-01 04:17:58 +0000, Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy said:

As soon as 'Harry' used the word 'true' as a qualifier, the jig was up.

Why is that? "True" can carry the context of "primarily designed as"

It can, but not when in the context of the 'No True Scotsman' fallacy.

circular argument.

Nope. Wrong again.

And your usage perfectly followed the fallacy as illustrated.

like hell it did...

It did precisely. In a nutshell:

"All phablets fit in pants pockets... ...except the Galaxy Note 8... ...but that's not a true phablet".

provide a cite where I >specifically< said ">ALL< phablets fit in pants pockets". I mean, generally phablets do, but i never quite said exactly that. NOTE: the 'generally' is just like you like to twist 'typically', and means there may be exceptions.

"Any phablets >designed< as such generally do fit in pockets however."

I did say 'generally' meaning there may be exceptions, kinda like the way you like to twist 'typically'.

And the you engaged in the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

"And the you"? What kind of Canuck syntax is that?

Yeah... "n".

A few weasel word, but close enough.

"A few weasel word"? A "Few"(meaning more than one) is contradicted by the singular "Weasle word". You really are syntactically challenged aren't you?

"s".

Happens when you think more quickly than you can type.

At least you admit it. I do the same thing myself....a *lot*.

Not a problem for you I'm sure.

The Galaxy Note 8 was designed as a phablet.

No reply?

You were supposed to supply some other criteria besides screen size that it didn't meet, but you punked out on that, too.

How about being able to hold and operate a phablet one-handed? That's not an unreasonable requirement for a phablet.

How about it? Are you claiming that that is one of the "other defining parameters"?

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
Yes.

And are you just thinking this up as you go along?

Maybe I am, so what?

Alan Baker
It shows your level of integrity.

Apple Fan Not
Because it doesn't sound like something you actually had worked out before.

What are the other "other defining parameters", Fanboy?

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
How about it being able to be hip-holstered? try that with an ipad mini or a Note 8.

Alan Baker
That's just size restated.

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
We can keep working on this if you like. Personally I don't see why your pressing the point like you are since I never claimed the Note 8 or ipad mini couldn't be a phone, just that they aren't really good as phablets..

Alan Baker
You could simply admit you made a fallacious argument...

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
You claim to never have said the iPad was a phablet.

Alan Baker
I claim it because it is so.

Harry Mudd the Anti-Fanboy
If this indeed true, you sure seem to be spinning your wheels with circular arguments over this whole issue trying to tie me up in knot over an issue I have complete clarity on...

Alan Baker
And you keep trying to bring the iPad into this to avoid the fact that both declared the Galaxy Note 8 to be a phablet, but then declared it wasn't a "true phablet".