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Originally Posted by edale
You've posted this a few times in this thread. Why don't you define walkability?
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Oh I didn't notice they've been repeating it.
Often when people do this they're presenting an argument disguised as a question. The hidden argument is often something like, "The term in question isn't clear or specific enough to be useful and therefore should be abandoned." They repeat the question under the assumption that their argument is correct and that people will agree as soon as they think critically about the term. They assume people can't provide a coherent answer since none exists and therefore, presenting this type of veiled negative argument (which requires much less effort than making an explicit positive argument) is enough.
Of course, the argument is often incorrect (as in this case) and it's totally possible to provide a workable answer. In such cases, repeating the veiled argument just becomes tedious.