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by 6ren 5203 days ago
The arguments here signify the content of the essay - if it contained only joke and anecdote, it would be impossible to dispute.

To add my own dispute, content-free writing is possible. Consider some self-help books; and Ed Catmull described most business books as "content-free" (in his Stanford Business School talk).

Most public speaking is entertainment - like TV news.