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M: Oh look, this isn't an argument.
A: Yes it is.
M: No it isn't. It's just contradiction.
A: No it isn't.
M: It is!
A: It is not.
M: Look, you just contradicted me.
A: I did not.
M: Oh you did!!
A: No, no, no.
M: You did just then.
A: Nonsense!
M: Oh, this is futile!
A: No it isn't.
M: I came here for a good argument.
A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
A: It can be.
M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
A: No it isn't.

The "Argument Sketch" from Monty Python

This is from CNBC yesterday. The video is about nine minutes long (after a brief Ford commercial). I don't even know how to describe it. Joe Kernan is moderating an inflation "debate" between Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial and Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital.

Posted by edelfenbein at June 15, 2006 6:53 AM