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	Name:	jawjagal -
	Subject:	WSMS - good job!
	Date:	4/28/2006 6:16:40 PM

Name: WSMS The author of this post is registered as a member -
Subject: WSMS - who says it has?
Date: 4/28/2006 5:33:43 PM

Very good. I wanted you to present the personal experiences (real life examples of your debate topic) to promote/back up your thought on changes in the last 15-20 years. These three are good choices. But since, I have a good personal experience, I am not convinced.

Now why is that you want ME to convince YOU of something?

Name: WSMS The author of this post is registered as a member -
Subject: WSMS - got it all wrong
Date: 4/28/2006 11:07:58 AM

"And rather than try to convince you of what I believe to be true, I'll let you try to convince me. What do you think is the reason that boater courtesy has taken an incredible nosedive in the last 15-20 years?"

Three examples are good. But it's going to take more than 3 in 15-20 years. I'll be waiting for you to hear back from your request to gain more examples to make a sound case against boater courtesy.

You are right...statictics and other factual information will be hard to obtain. So, personal experiences, I guess, will have to do. This will be, then, a persuasive speech - and if you can't use facts and statistics, then you need to appeal to my emotion. I'll need more than 3 examples. Then I MIGHT change my mind.

By the way - what did you decide is the actual/literal meaning of "boater courtesy?" Have we agreed on that definition yet? I'll need that too, to know what I am agreeing (or not) to.

Go for it.