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Union Scribe

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21. Well I don't know what's been taken out,

Reply to redqueen (Reply #19)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 08:16 PM

Dec 2011

that's the whole point. I don't feel it's on me to do someone else's work and reconstruct their editing. There's nothing in "..." that tells me how much has been taken out or not, or if it was important or not. That's why it's generally not a great idea to do it, unless there is a good deal of text in between--and if that's the case it is questionable whether the two halves should be presented as one.

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"men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists" Union Scribe Dec 2011 #8

Though the majority of men are not rapists... RandomKoolzip Dec 2011 #17

Thanks for that, and I'll add: REP Dec 2011 #20

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I was able to differentiate 11/16 (with two errors both ways), but the number I agree or petronius Dec 2011 #9

This is just sad. redqueen Dec 2011 #11

How many mens magazines are there and how many back issues are there of those magazines? stevenleser Dec 2011 #13

What is the case that you you think they're trying to make? (nt) redqueen Dec 2011 #14

That there is no difference between the way regular men and rapists talk. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #16

It seems to me they're focusing on lads' mags, not regular men. redqueen Dec 2011 #18

They dont exactly make that distinction clear in the article. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #23

Nor this one... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #26

"Nor this one" what? Person asked me a question what I thought the point of the article was. stevenleser Dec 2011 #34

Exactly. Look at all the elipses being used Union Scribe Dec 2011 #15

That's an unfair assumption. redqueen Dec 2011 #19

Well I don't know what's been taken out, Union Scribe Dec 2011 #21

In formal and academic critiques... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #27

nonsense. if an academic is trying to support a particular conclusion, it's up to them to unblock Dec 2011 #33

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