It seems to me, upon reflection that I have experienced enough graduate school in philosophy to offer a few tips (not particularly directed at anyone reading this, and certainly not addressed to kyle
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Compelling. The introductory "it seems to me" is key. Also key, the absence of statements that inform the listener that you are not saying what you haven't said. That is, "by this, I'm not saying..." Imply anything you want, but as long as you don't say it directly, you aren't responsible for it. When questioned about an implication, regardless of how blatant, you can assume your original statement is firmly established and can now waste the day away repeating--in your best "jerk" voice--"Did I say that? Is that what I actually said?"
Bloody brilliant . . . oh, if only it weren't so true. Although, it seems to me that to be really smart you have to also construct metaphorical figures in your examples that seem to apply to the ideas within the text being discussed, yet often make no goddamn since whatsoever. Right? Josh
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