Circular reasoning

Thread copied here from the Circular reasoning thread in the Proposed New Topics forum.

Participants,Please argue the position and not the person. (IOW, knock off the name calling and such. Stop making it personal.)This is a science thread and evidence to support claims concerning the topic is necessary. Please direct any comments concerning this Administrative msg to the Report discussion problems here: No.2 thread.

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Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach.-- Encylopedia Brittanica, on debate