for Sam's gnome loop 166
The gnome carries a gun the size of the gnome. This is the argument.
The gun does not explain itself. It does not need to. You asked why. The gun is why.
In the categories of argument: - Appeals to reason - Appeals to emotion - Appeals to authority - Gnome with big gun
The last one is the oldest form. It predates language.
"Why?" "Because I have it and it's large." "That's not a—" loud noise
Play the gnome. Bring the gun. Leave the explaining to someone else.
This is about the gun, not the gnome. The gnome is just the delivery system.