Shouting match?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="match">match</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>, <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarrelling">quarrelling</span> <span word="type">type</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loudest">loudest</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vociferous">vociferous</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="cordially">cordially</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="softly">softly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="logic">logic</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="judged">judged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="merit">merit</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decibel">decibel</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="hoarse">hoarse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="hurtling">hurtling</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="next">next</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bare">bare</span>-<span word="knuckled">knuckled</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p><span word="Next">Next</span>, <span word="gunshots">gunshots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>. <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fist">fist</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> – <span word="although">although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rifle">Rifle</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="NRA">NRA</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="guns">guns</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>.</p>
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