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Showbiz wrote:

>No Spoooooooooooon (what *is* that, anyway??),

The name is Brandon, which is two lines above the sig.  "Spoon" is the
Tick's battle cry.  If you've never heard of the Tick, then explaining
it would be a waste of time.  ;)

>I mean they way he is usually
>thoughtful and deliberate, and quite logical in his arguments, and in
>supporting his belief that there is a reason speed limits are established
>and are common to all, regardless of age, car model, etc.  I may not totally
>agree with his philosophy, but he is consistent, and reasonable and quite
>understandable in stating it.

Earl's belief is that higher speeds are dangerous.  He has only
substantiated these beliefs with emotional appeals and claims of
wisdom due to job experience.  He may be adept at determining the
causes of individual accidents, but he has no experience in
determining what makes roads safer on a large scale.

He also believes that speeders speed simply to be scofflaws, yet he
has not responded to any queries about documented proof about the fact
that speed limits have little to no effect on traffic speeds.  With a
raise of 15 mph in speed limits over the last 10 years, Michigan has
had an approximate 3 mph increase in the 85th percentile traffic
speeds, which flies in the face of Earl's claims.

When arguing, he always attempts to turn the opposing argument into an
extreme one, which is easy to shoot down rather than dealing with what
is presented in front of him.  He also likes to compare contrary
arguments to flat earth arguments, thus making them appear to be false
by definition.

When those are dealt with his last card is to call you a moron.

Hardly convincing arguments.
-- 
Brandon

"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"