[blml] ACBL LC Detroit minutes

[Eric Landau]

On Apr 8, 2008, at 10:50 AM, Herman De Wael wrote:

>> On Apr 8, 2008, at 3:44 AM, Herman De Wael wrote:
>>
>>> John (MadDog) Probst wrote:
>>>
>>>> Herman, we know you're prepared to lie about these things. Some of
>>>> us are
>>>> not. cheers John.
>>>
>>> The same argument yet again. What is wrong with hiding my doubts to
>>> opponents? Have you never doubled someone because he said "I think
>>> ..."? If he'd simply stated the same without the doubt, and you  
>>> hadn't
>>> doubled, do you call the TD afterwards saying "he wasn't certain,  
>>> but
>>> he acted as if he was and now I demand that we'll score the
>>> undertricks doubled.
>
> And there's the second fallacious argument again.
> "Since it works to Herman's benefit, it must be forbidden."
>
> Will you never learn?

Nobody has argued that.  They have argued the converse...

"Since it is (consensually regarded as) forbidden, but Herman insists  
he has the right to do it anyhow, it must work to Herman's benefit."


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