Nintendo Revolutions Controller, Lets check it out.. Options

[EddieV]

The new Nintendo Revolution's Controller looks really interesting. Nintendo said they want to change the way we play video games. I think out of the three system, Nintendo to me looks the most promising. The X-Box 360 only has a few new features and slightly better graphics. But basically everything is the same. Here's a link to the Nintendo Revolution's new controller.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782

[*mipadi*]

Tell me, have you personally used the controller? If no, then it's not possible to make an effective statement about its comfort for awkwardness in either direction. Anything would just be speculation--which is fine, but if you speculate about something such as comfort, don't say that others can't spectulate, too.

[ThunderEvermore]

Tell me, have you personally used the controller? If no, then it's not possibly to make a statement about its comfort for awkwardness in either direction.

Youre not even reading, at all. Seriously, take a look at the words.

I said one thing about the confort in either direction, and that was that I doubted itd be uncomfortable, because Nintendo makes very comfortable controllers. but that was not the main aspect of the argument. The whole thing was about how he cant say anytyhing because hes never touched it.

I NEVER said that the controller was comfortable.

He said it wasnt.

Revised edition

Tell me, have you personally used the controller? If no, then it's not possible to make an effective statement about its comfort for awkwardness in either direction. Anything would just be speculation--which is fine, but if you speculate about something such as comfort, don't say that others can't spectulate, too.

He didnt speculate, he prophesized, he stated supposed fact. He made a statement, not an opinion.

[*mipadi*]

He didnt speculate, he prophesized, he stated supposed fact. He made a statement, not an opinion.

Negative. Clearly it's his opinion, as he not has not used it himself yet. Just because it is not phrased as "I think that..." does not mean it is a fact, not an opinion.

A lesson about expressing opinions: it is much better to express them solidly ("The controller is uncomfortable") rather than weakly ("I think that the controller is uncomfortable"). In a discussion such as this, it is clear that, unless shown to be a fact ("I have used the Revolution controller, and it is uncomfortable"), the statement is speculation and an opinion based on speculation. Furthermore, since comfort is subjective, any statement regarding comfort is an opinion.

[ThunderEvermore]

Negative. Clearly it's his opinion, as he not has not used it himself yet. Just because it is not phrased as "I think that..." does not mean it is a fact, not an opinion.

A lesson about expressing opinions: it is much better to express them solidly ("The controller is uncomfortable") rather than weakly ("I think that the controller is uncomfortable"). In a discussion such as this, it is clear that, unless shown to be a fact ("I have used the Revolution controller, and it is uncomfortable"), the statement is speculation and an opinion based on speculation. Furthermore, since comfort is subjective, any statement regarding comfort is an opinion.

Opinions, Lesson 2. You have to be using a topic in which it is clear that an opinion can be formed.

For example, I cant form opinion on the expression, 2+2. "2+2 is 78"

I can however form an opinion on how cake tastes. "Cake tastes great"

You can make an opinion on whether or not the controller is comfortable, but distinguising whether or not what youre stating is to be interpreted as such or as a fact is a bit blurry.

When he says "The controller is going to be uncomfortable" it is confused as fact because there is no tone nor word in which we can believe this is opinion. Its my "opinion" he stated this as fact.

Especially considering, as a previous poster pointed, he made claim that his friend actually held the controller.

Dont try and make me look dumb, Im not. When someone says "I never said this" and they did, I point it out, whether or not its supposed to be interpreted one way or another is irrelevant, especially considering he conveyed it in a particular way.