re: #129 b_sharp

re: #128 prononymous

Which of you is taking the part of the apple, and which the orange?

I am the orange.

Walter is playing a game with the meaning of asteroid to cast the other poster’s saying as hyperbole. Even Walter’s wikipedia quote, which he failed to reference, indicates that the meaning of the term asteroid is not well defined within science. And I doubt Spocomptonite is an astronomer so Walter is arguing over the very rough popular understanding of the term as a way to disprove their statement. IMO, it is a fallacy of ambiguity and a bit of tricky sophistry.