$500.00 cash to the first person who meets the challenge

[_just me]

I maintain that there is no such thing as Non-fiction.

Lordamercy, I hope you don't do your own taxes.

What the...

[_The1Guy]

I maintain that there is no such thing as Non-fiction.

Lordamercy, I hope you don't do your own taxes.

You are trying to blur legal documents with categories of writing. Anything authored by the government (specifically Congress/President/Judiciary) has the weight of law behind it and is, therefore, different than a book written by an individual. The tax code as a written document changes constantly and is often inconsistent (like a work of fiction) but no one would call it that because it's the law and is therefore absolute (until some tax lawyers get a hold of it). You have to ask yourself who is the author and who is the reader. The reader reads and reacts to what is written and has to have a certain amount of trust and faith in the author. But, yes, there is an element of fiction in virtually everything that is written, esp. if it has any complexities to it. See if you can find the fiction in what I have just written.

[_Bret Ripley]

...an element of fiction (the whole story is absent)...

Awesome: a definition of fiction that is a fiction.

[_The1Guy]

...an element of fiction (the whole story is absent)...

Awesome: a definition of fiction that is a fiction.

Thank you. You have just set the stage for my next point about fiction. The reader comes to the table with his/her own set of truths and biases based on his/her experiences and beliefs and anything coming from the writer that conflicts with them will likely be viewed as pure fiction or outright lies. The more conservative and narrow-minded the reader is the more likely he/she will label the conflicting content with pejorative terms or simply not read it, judging the content from its cover. So, the label, "Fiction" or "Non-fiction," is as much in the eye of the beholder as coming from the pen of the author.

[_Bret Ripley]

Thank you. You have just set the stage for my next point about fiction. The reader comes to the table with his/her own set of truths and biases based on his/her experiences and beliefs and anything coming from the writer that conflicts with them will likely be viewed as pure fiction or outright lies. The more conservative and narrow-minded the reader is the more likely he/she will label the conflicting content with pejorative terms or simply not read it, judging the content from its cover. So, the label, "Fiction" or "Non-fiction," is as much in the eye of the beholder as coming from the pen of the author.

For some reason, when I read this post I heard the voice of this guy:

[_Dr. Shades]

So, the label, "Fiction" or "Non-fiction," is as much in the eye of the beholder as coming from the pen of the author.

In what category would you classify "The Wizard of Oz?"

[_Bret Ripley]

So, the label, "Fiction" or "Non-fiction," is as much in the eye of the beholder as coming from the pen of the author.

In what category would you classify "The Wizard of Oz?"

Same question for James McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era".

[_moksha]

Any chance a recommendation for a second anointing might be included along with that $500 reward?

[_Bret Ripley]

Any chance a recommendation for a second anointing might be included along with that $500 reward?

1) Everything is fiction.
2) In answer to your question: yes.

[_Blixa]

Any chance a recommendation for a second anointing might be included along with that $500 reward?

1) Everything is fiction.
2) In answer to your question: yes.

This exchange will be featured in my Introduction to Literature course this semester.

Bret Ripley--A+

That1Guy? ... ...

........ want to take a W?