[the_af]

That's an example of moving the goalpost -- nothing about the comment I was replying to was about animal welfare.

In any case, if you don't eat cheese, I'm sorry for your loss. A good cheese and some ham, along with some fine wine! Makes life worth living.

[AussieWog93]

>nothing about the comment I was replying to was about animal welfare.

Still doesn't invalidate his argument. Animals are harmed to produce dairy (Bobby calves), and this is a valid reason to avoid it.

[the_af]

It kind of does invalidate the argument in the sense of "it's irrelevant because it's not what we're discussing". Arguments are context sensitive, you have to actually make an argument about the thing being discussed, you cannot just react to some keyword in the text and go on a tangent.

I take it you also don't enjoy a good cut of cheese with a fine wine? A shame.

[AussieWog93]

>It kind of does invalidate the argument in the sense of "it's irrelevant because it's not what we're discussing". Arguments are context sensitive, you have to actually make an argument about the thing being discussed, you cannot just react to some keyword in the text and go on a tangent.

I interpreted the discussion to be about the merits of dairy consumption. Animal welfare is definitely a reason to avoid it, just as cheese being one of the pleasures of life is a reason to eat it.

>I take it you also don't enjoy a good cut of cheese with a fine wine? A shame.

Mate, I'm a wog. Of course I drink wine. I ate a cheese sandwich 5 minutes ago and can still taste it. I just felt that your invalidation of his argument was weak.

[the_af]

Haha, fair enough. (I had to google "wog", to be honest!)

[jessaustin]

Just wait 'til they tell you about ham...