The Way We War

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by davem

Tell you what - we'll try it out. You get a pen knife & I'll get hold of a broadsword & if you're right you'll win hands down with that short little swing....

And the implication, then, is if he is wrong, he will lose - and obviously he would lose, so he must be wrong? Obviously he is not entirely wrong - in some circumstances, a shorter weapon would be better than a longer weapon - so your example must be at fault.