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This is getting a bit meta, but I disagree. It would be trivial to abuse in discussions.

    A: Bash would be way better for SQLite, really!
    B: But Bash is a terrible choice because X, Y, Z, ...
    A: If you make those arguments, you have to prove them.


"Bash would be terrible because using it would cause a fire"

Yes, arguments have a burden to make sense, and provide evidence...


I'm not sure I take your point. If X, Y, and Z are cogent enough to be worth a rational response, B has done their job under my principle above. A is precisely the one I would want to yell at for using specious arguments.




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