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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You're choosing to use escalating language, instead of accurate language; With the choice of "assault", you're attempting to arouse an outsized emotional response in the reader. As a debate tactic, It's a dishonest manipulation. You should try to avoid doing that.

Besides, assault is a legal term, which includes merely the threat of violence. Battery is the actual use of violence. So even in what you were trying to do, you used the wrong term.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok I fail to see how battering kids helps them develop a bond of trust with the carers.

[–] Dasus 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You're choosing to nitpick something that wasn't even in question.

"As a debate tactic..."

This isn't the debate club, my friend. He just made a comment. You're overreacting. You should try to avoid doing that.

Besides, the use of "besides" as a complete sentence with a full stop is grammatically wrong.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Besides, the use of “besides” as a complete sentence with a full stop is grammatically wrong.

That's true. Apologies... And corrected