On Jul 22, 2004, at 8:35 PM, Carrol Cox wrote:
> Only mugwumps include
> personal experience as part of the argument on either side.
By "mugwump" do you mean "a person who acts independently or remains neutral, esp. in politics," or "a Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support presidential candidate James G. Blaine"? Those are the only two definitions in my dictionary (American Heritage College, 3d ed.).
And how does either one relate to including personal experience in an argument?
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