Thursday, June 24, 2010

A Case for Instant Replay

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Team USA forward Jozy Altidore has urged soccer’s governing body to use NFL- and NBA-style instant replays as a solution to the ongoing controversy surrounding World Cup referees.

Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.
 
Hell Mark Schofer is proposing instant replay in human relations. 
 
What does an argument look like?

An argument isn't a yelling match: it's a rational justification for an idea. It's more than that, though: when you make an argument, or you try to understand another person's argument, you're looking for three very specific things:

Identify what the argument is trying to claim, and what facts it provides to support it (Premises and Conclusions), Figure out if the claim necessarily comes from the supporting facts (Valid Arguments), and

Determine if the supporting facts are actually true. (Soundness)
 
If soccer and/or baseball can institute instant relpay why can we not do it in relationships. Many arguments go like this.
 
Her -You said you bla bla bla bla bla
Him - No I didn't it was clear that i said bla bla bla bla bla
Dog -Woof  Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof
Her - Exactly
Him - So where do we differ here.
Her - But you said you were going to wa wa wa wa and follow up on it.
Dog - Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof Woof
Him _No I did not I said I hate sushi.
Him - Are you Mad at me.
Her - long silence
Him- So You are
 
Seriously this is where instant replay comes in.  For the astute and those not paying attention the solution here lies with the dog.  it really does. Why not install a camera on the canines head. The dog always looks at you especially at the time of heated discourse and you have the discussion and initial discussion on record to analyze and decipher later.
 
Did you ever have this discussion.
 
Male.Female Scenario
 
Her -Repeat what you just said.
Him - errrr.....I can't remember what i just said.
 
In a side note it is recommended that couples fully understand the offsides rule in soccer.  That goes along way in a relationship but also is a harbinger of why 64 percent of marriages end in failure and 42 percent do not. I know it does not add up to a hundred percent but I am researching that.

Seriously this where instant replay comes in.

Here is a link to the five things couples argue about.  Curiously one of them is housework. The above does not apply to arguments about housework. If you argue about housework you have bigger problems.
For those with out a dog as usual I have no solution. A cow might be cool.

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